The All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union (ACREGU) has requested the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) to stop charging train commuters a fee for using the public toilets at the Fort Railway Station.
Prior to this decision by the SLR a private company was put in charge of the toilets at the Fort Railway Station and was [...]
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has taken measures to construct a transit center for passengers stranded in Colombo during the nights on a special directive by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Minister Dulles Alahapperuma laying the foundation stone for Colomba Gedara.
A new “Rest Room” for transit railway passengers is to be set up close to the Fort railway station next year, Transport Ministry sources revealed. The “Rest Room” cost of Rs.15 million will come in the form of a grant by a Chinese company, in response to a request made by the Sri Lankan government.
The [...]
Kandy Railway Station- one of the country’s busiest railway stations, which has a history of more than 140 years, is undergoing a facelift with the new refurbishment project, launched by Chevron Sri Lanka now underway. Estimated at an initial cost of Rs.7 million, this comprehensive refurbishment project is expected to be completed by June 2008, [...]
Kandy railway station spruced up for SAARC summit
At a time when the Railways Department has no money to even replace a burnt bulb and there is a financial stress according to the Minister of Transport Dullas Allahaperuma, the Chevron company has stepped in to renovate the Kandy Railway Station in the next three years at [...]
