Trains operating on the Colombo-Batticaloa line are stoned on a regular basis at a particular point along the line, the SLMC told parliament yesterday.
SLMC MP Hassan Ali said the eyesight of a teacher travelling by train had been affected after being struck by a stone during one of those attacks.
Mr. Ali reminded the government that [...]
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 demand for transport services will continue to increase with them national economic growth and regional development processes.
The contribution of the Transport sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country was 8.2% in 2006.
Buses and private vehicles are the main means of land transport, accounting for 94% of the total passenger transportation. Railways [...]
