I was ten years old then, and living with my parents in our ancestral village of Galwadugoda, Galle. Our house was situated besides the railway track – the Coast Line that ran from Colombo to Galle and Matara. As many a child of that age would do, I spent long hours of my leisure near [...]
Colombo to Anuradhapura in three hours
The Railway Department has successfully trial run a Class S10 DMU between Colombo Fort and Anuradhapura in just three hours. The trail run that was conducted on the 17th of December was intended to test the railway tracks that were renovated from the fifth to the 15th of this month. [...]
The Sri Lanka Railway Department is to introduce four new Intercity Express train services from Colombo Fort to Trincomalee, Batticoloa and Badulla from the 1st of January 2009. These new Intercity Express train services will address the long felt needs of the people of Trincomalee, Batticoloa and Badulla.
The new Trincomalee Intercity Express train will leave [...]
The Railway Department is scheduled to operate special trains for the convenience of pilgrims who wish to go to Anuradhapura for the Poson Poya.
This special train service will be available from June 16-20 and will benefit pilgrims from Colombo and Matara. There will also be special trains covering shorter distances, for example from Maho and [...]
