Between August 1 and 4, during the SAARC Summit , all trains arriving in Colombo on the main line from points north of Colombo will not terminate at Maradana as earlier planned but proceed a stage further to Colombo Fort. Trains to Colombo along the coast line will terminate at Bambalapitiya which neighbours the High [...]
Following the contradictory announcements regarding the closure or otherwise of the Fort Railway Station for the SAARC Summit, police announced yesterday that the station would remain open for operations but that no trains would run within the Colombo High Security Zone.
Western Province senior DIG Nimal Mediwaka said that, since the High Security Zone includes Slave [...]
Media Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena said that the story about the closure of the station as reported by the media was untrue.
Mr. Abeywardena addressing a news briefing said that the closure of Fort Railway Station, as described in the news media, was a blatant lie.
He said there was no decision taken by the government to [...]
