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 [...]
December 27 is a red letter day for the railway in Sri Lanka. On this day in 1964, Sri Lanka Railway celebrated its centenary. Now the railway is 144 years old. It was on this day in 1864 that the first train steamed out from Colombo to Ambepussa.
The railway has come a long way since. [...]
Over ten people were injured when two trains collided at Botale in Mirigama a short while ago.
The department of railways said Train services along the main line were temporarily disrupted after the collision between the Medawachchiya bound express train and a railways service train.
Source: Sri Lanka Railways Forum
The Colombo-Trincomalee night mail train is the common mode of transport of the residents of Trincomalee .
On December 18, Tigers targeted the Trincomalee Night Mail and exploded a claymore bomb within 800 metres of the Kantale Railway station, ripping apart the engine though none of the passengers were injured.
Meanwhile, Kantale police station is situated in [...]
