An efficient transport service is one of the pre conditions for economical and social development in a country. In this context, transport can play a vital role in achieving an annual economic growth from 8 percent to 10percent, minimizing regional economic disparities and reducing poverty.
It is not possible to achieve economic and social development without [...]
Hard on the heels of last Thursday’s hike in bus fares by 27.2 per cent, the Railway Department imposed a 90 percent increase in fares from yesterday.“The minimum fare will be doubled. The charge per kilometre has been increased by 90 percent,” the Railway’s Commercial Manager Wijeya Samarasinghe said.
Minister Dullas Alahapperuma The worst hit by [...]
Hundreds of Batticaloa bound passengers were severely inconvenienced last Friday when all Batticaloa bound night trains were curtailed at Polonnaruwa due to a derailment.
Even though the department had announced over the loudspeakers at Colombo Fort that the Trains were limited to Polonnaruwa, the passengers who had already booked their seats and passengers who had bought [...]
The demand for transport services will continue to increase with them national economic growth and regional development processes.
The contribution of the Transport sector to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country was 8.2% in 2006.
Buses and private vehicles are the main means of land transport, accounting for 94% of the total passenger transportation. Railways [...]
