The Colombo bound “Samudradevi” express train from Galle was held up for more than one hour at Ambalangoda railway station last morning due to a protest staged by the passengers compelling the authorities to provide adequate facilities in the train. The protestors, most of whom were regular travellers including government servants, obstructed the railway line [...]
Named with grim irony Samudradevi, or Queen of the Sea, the train that left Colombo Fort station shortly after 6am on Sunday for its regular run to the southern city of Galle was full even by Sri Lankan standards.
As many as 1,700 passengers crammed its carriages or hung from the sides. It was a holiday [...]
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 [...]
A transit shelter to house stranded passengers in the city of Colombo at night is a timely act of the Government. A Colombo University survey has revealed that over 100 passengers get stranded daily in Colombo at night.
Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma who laid the foundation stone for the first transit centre, named Colombagedera, quite rightly [...]
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 [...]
SHORT STORY: “We meet all sorts of people in our lives and we have to put up with them. I felt sad for this guy. Later I learnt from the conductor that he was on the wrong train. He should have been on the Uda Rata Menike for he had a ticket to Uda Pussellawa.”
The [...]
As we boarded the packed train in Colombo, it was late afternoon, and it was obvious that a seat was going to be a privilege. However, we found a reserved coach for service personnel and two vacant seats of wooden slats, and no windows. The seats faced forward, a fact that presented us with severe [...]
