The Colombo bound “Samudradevi” express train from Galle was held up for more than one hour at Ambalangoda railway station last morning due to a protest staged by the passengers compelling the authorities to provide adequate facilities in the train. The protestors, most of whom were regular travellers including government servants, obstructed the railway line [...]
Train services on the main line were interrupted for over five hours last morning when a container truck hit the rail bridge at Biyagama Road, closer to Peliyagoda. The container crashed into the ‘Kalu Palama’ damaging the overhead railway lines, a railway official said.
Railway workers attending the damaged Keleniya Bridge.
Pressing passenger issues must be addressed
Utter mayhem broke loose at Fort Railway Station a few days ago when a group of enraged passengers started attacking the railway workers and damaging the railway property.
Although it may seem just another case of civil unrest, caused by a single incident of trains being delayed, it commands a closer [...]
Residents of the tsunami affected area of Ratgama have requested Minister of Transport Dallas Alahapperuma that the train ‘Sagarika’ which stops only at Hikkaduwa, be also stopped at Ratgama to help more than 300 passengers travelling daily by this train to reach their homes at night without any inconvenience.
They requested the Minister to consider the [...]
Construction work on the flyover across the Peliyagoda rail crossing on the Colombo-Kandy road began yesterday. To facilitate the construction work traffic from Colombo to Kandy and back will be allowed on two lanes only until this work is completed, said Police headquarters in a communique issued yesterday.
The communique said alternative routes have been arranged [...]
The Railway authorities should be congratulated for providing newly fitted train compartments to the travelling public. But pregnant mothers are not very happy with these new compartments, as their seats are not reserved.
In the old railway compartments, there were 2 seats marked (in each compartment) and reserved for Pregnant Mothers and Clergy, for which they [...]
“Look at these new coaches. They are made of stainless steel. A proud announcement was made that it was to avoid corrosion on the coastline. If that is the case, all the railway bridges along that line must be made of stainless steel. Have you ever seen stainless steel ships? Why couldn’t they use aluminium [...]
