Running on a similar track to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) expansion project, the Sri Lanka Railways Department is making plans to construct an Internal Container Terminal (ICT) close to the commercial hub of Sri Lanka for the first time in the country’s history.
“We have already chosen Veyangoda, Ratmalana or Sapugaskanda to go ahead [...]
The Indian Railways recently signed an inter-governmental agreement on Trans Asian Railway Network (TARN). This agreement on TARN has been approved under the aegis of the United National Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP). This dream project is likely to cost about Rs 3,000 crore to the Indian Railways in particular.
According to Railway [...]
The All Ceylon Railway Employees’ Union (ACREU) queries whether the ‘Colombo Gedara’ is a genuine commuter requirement. Railway employees are skeptical as to whether the project would fulfil the urgent need for facilities to train and bus commuters, the union said.The commuter toilet at the Fort Railway station has been sold out. The commuters are [...]
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has taken measures to construct a transit center for passengers stranded in Colombo during the nights on a special directive by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Minister Dulles Alahapperuma laying the foundation stone for Colomba Gedara.
A new “Rest Room” for transit railway passengers is to be set up close to the Fort railway station next year, Transport Ministry sources revealed. The “Rest Room” cost of Rs.15 million will come in the form of a grant by a Chinese company, in response to a request made by the Sri Lankan government.
The [...]
The furore over the recently imported 100 train compartments valued at a whopping Rs.2.5 billion chugged to another twist yesterday, with the revelation that they could not be used for up-country travel.
In what could be a shocking disclosure of public funds being mismanaged, the All Ceylon Railways General Employees’ Union (ACRGEU) charge that none of [...]
Sri Lanka Railways, in a move to upgrade its services and make railways the main medium of public transport, has modernised the Colombo-Kandy-Colombo Intercity service with new railway carriages imported from China.
Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma yesterday said: “We want to make the railways the favoured mode of transport by the public and if the operation [...]
Fort Railway Station & Signal Systems to be renovated
The Fort Railway Station and the Signal Systems along the coastal railway line are to be renovated with funds made available under the Indian Credit Line facility. The agreement to this effect has already been signed between the relevant authorities and the work on these projects are [...]
