The Station Masters’ Trade Union (SMTU) yesterday charged that there was a calculated effort by a section of the Railway Department employees to sabotage the Railway service and put the Government into a difficult position.
President of SMTU, K.V. Jayasena told the media that the income from the Railway service has drastically come down due to [...]
Stagnation without promotions in the Railway Department for the past 15 years has irked its employees; the JVP affiliated All Ceylon Railway Employees’ General Union (ACREGU) said.
As a result of stagnating in their posts the railway employees have been compelled to go on retirement in the same post they were in, while the political appointees [...]
The railway network of Sri Lanka consists of 1,449 km. Railways contribute around 5% of passenger transport and 2% of goods transport. Though the accessibility to railway is not spread throughout the country it carries about 64 million passengers and almost 1.6 million metric tones of freight per annum, stated the Ministry of Finance and [...]
Twenty powersets will be imported from India under the Indian Credit Line next year to complement the 15 to be imported from China.
These 35 powersets will augment the present train services by end 2009 to ensure a comfortable ride for commuters, said Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma.
Conducting a press briefing in the Kandy-Colombo Intercity Train on [...]
Railway lands to be utilized with private sector help to develop railway service.
The Sri Lanka Railways will secure the assistance of the private sector to refurbish 320 railway stations in the country. The department has drawn up plans to utilize a land area of 13,000 acres it owns to the maximum benefit, Transport Minister Dulles [...]
Chevron Lanka, the local subsidiary of Caltex, the marketer of the Havoline lubricants in the US has come forward to refurbish the 145 year old Kandy Railway Station at an initial cost of Rs. 7 million on a request made by the Transport Ministry as a social responsibility project of the company.
Addressing the gathering at [...]
Railway employees have urged Sri Lanka Railways to strengthen its security to protect its properties and the lives of railway commuters against possible terrorist attacks.
Organisation for the Protection of the Properties and the Rights of Railway Employees (OPPRRE) has requested Railway Minister, Dulles Alahapperuma to introduce a proper security system to safeguard railway property and [...]
The recent parcel fare increase by the Sri Lanka Railway (SLR) is not adequate, General Manager of Railways (GMR) Dr. Lalithasiri Gunaruwan said.
According to the GMR, the latest price increase in goods transportation is insufficient to meet the high expenditure on railway maintenance.
“The SLR parcel fare increase in August or September this year is not [...]
