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 [...]
The nineteenth century was destined to be area which evoked a profound socio-economic transformation in the island of Sri Lanka. The expansion of plantation agriculture and the opening up of the island by roads and later railways were two most important developments experienced by Sri Lanka following the establishment of British Colonial rule.
In the 1830’s [...]
As the latest fuel price increase came into effect on Sunday, the Railways Department called for an immediate and substantial increase in train fares to offset massive losses which would have a detrimental impact on the national economy.
Railways General Manager Dr. T. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan said the department had been running at a staggering loss even [...]
On 20.02.08 there was a news item in “The Island” in which, the Minister of Transport has said that the Railways annual income had been only 2.5 billion rupees while the expenditure had reached 10 billion rupees. It further says that the deficit of 7.5 billion rupees had to be covered by a grant from [...]
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, [...]
