Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) yesterday said that arrangements have been made to solve the issues put forward by the striking station masters.
The SLR General Manager addressing the media yesterday said they had made arrangements to solve the issues put forward by the Sri Lanka Station Masters’ Union (SLSMU).
Speaking to The Morning Leader Operating Superintendent, SLR, [...]
The Railways Department has upgraded the signal system on the coastal railway line at a cost of Rs 80 million.
The operation of the signal system which was installed with the assistance of the Netherlands Government was handed over to the railway main control room in Colombo yesterday. “Under the project, a technologically advanced signal system [...]
A goods train derailed at Ahangama near Kataluwa on the coastal line this evening at around 3.15pm. The derailment occurred when two goods wagons jumped the rails. The goods train was heading from Galle towards Matara. The rails and sleepers on the line were damaged due to this incident. No persons were injured in the accident.
The Railway Control [...]
The Department of Railways has made arrangements for special train services to be in operation betewen May 16-21 in view of Vesak.
Accordingly, special services will be in operation to Anuradhapura, Badulla, Batticaloa, Galle, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya Commuters are advised to check the schedules.
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The Colombo-Badulla express train was derailed between Galabada and Watawala on Thursday night. Six passenger carriages had jumped the rails, CGR’s Operating Superintendent Nalaka Bandara said.
With thousands of passengers heading home for the New Year held up, SLTB buses were deployed to transport them, he said.
“Railway workers are carrying out repairs to restore train services [...]
Updated with new special Train information! (Batticaloa)
The Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) will introduce special train services for the Sinhala and Hindu New year. In addition to the normal trains the new trains will run from April 11 to 21.
Speaking to The Morning Leader Train Controller (Arrangements) Nihal Fernandez said there will be some short distance [...]
Two people were killed when the three wheeler they were travelling in was knocked down by the Matara bound Ruhunu Kumari express train from Colombo at the unprotected railway crossing at Katugoda, Galle.
The deceased were Mohamed Ramesh (45) and Mohamed Aly (40) and the Karapitiya Teaching Hospital authorities said that both of them were dead [...]
A young couple who were walking along the rail tracks in Wellawatta were struck by a train last afternoon. The girl was killed on the spot.
The couple were reportedly hit by a Galle bound train at around 3.30pm, in the Beach Wadiya area of Wellawatta.
According to Wellawatta police, the couple had not heard the whistle [...]
