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 [...]
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 [...]
This was no Great Railway Journey, like the BBC ones of the eighties and nineties. In our brief journey, we skirted the north-western coast of Sri Lanka where the scenery is so different from what we see in other parts of the country. But what was particularly interesting was that this short hop between Puttalam [...]
Special Train services have been arranged by the Railway Department on Saturday & Sunday for the convenience of the pilgrims visiting the annual celebration of the St. Anne’s Church Talavillu, Puttalam.
The department has arranged for four special trains between Colombo Fort and Puttalam. The special trains from Colombo Fort will leave towards Puttalam at 9:35 [...]
