While Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma recently laid the foundation stone for the proposed dormitory for train and bus commuters in Colombo, the pro – JVP Railway Trade Unions want the sanitation facilities at the Fort Railway Station, presently controlled by a private company, to be taken back by the Railway Department, as commuters had to [...]
Sri Lanka has managed to keep its respect over the years among the world community due to its literacy rate exemplified by the performance of some of its sons and daughters in various world fora, not excluding the United Nations and its agencies. As a founder member of the Non-Aligned Movement, Mrs Sirimavo Bandaranaike was [...]
The Railway Department has repaired 155 railway carriages and 26 railway locomotives since 2006 and these carriages and locomotives have been successfully introduced by the Railway into regular service. The department has also successfully renovated 122 Railway Station since 2006.
The Railway has been able to construct new railway bridges over Kaluthara, Keleniya, Pingwatta, Seeduwa, Ja [...]
The Kandy Colombo Road fly-over at the Kelaniya Railway Crossing.
Source: Sunday Observer Pic: Sudam Gunasinghe
The Indian Union Cabinet has finally approved the UNO’s dream project – Trans Asian Railway Network (TARN) – which envisages to link 27 countries through railway network.
The Indian Railways are playing an important role in the execution of this project. Railway Minister Lalu Prasad showed a keen interest in the project while presenting the railway [...]
The other major development projects envisaged by the Government are a second seaport in Sri Lanka in Hambantota and a second international airport. Railways are another sector where there is great potential for private sector investment in terms of developing a new railway system.
We are now carrying out a detailed feasibility study on establishing a [...]
A railway for Sri Lanka was first mooted in 1842. Since the British occupation of the island in 1815, the Europeans, looking for suitable investments were much attracted by the mild climate and rich soil found in the upland country.
Cutting the first sod of the Ceylon Railways on 3rd August, 1858 by Sir Henry Ward, [...]
