While Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma recently laid the foundation stone for the proposed dormitory for train and bus commuters in Colombo, the pro – JVP Railway Trade Unions want the sanitation facilities at the Fort Railway Station, presently controlled by a private company, to be taken back by the Railway Department, as commuters had to [...]
December 27 is a red letter day for the railway in Sri Lanka. On this day in 1964, Sri Lanka Railway celebrated its centenary. Now the railway is 144 years old. It was on this day in 1864 that the first train steamed out from Colombo to Ambepussa.
The railway has come a long way since. [...]
The June 1 rail fare increase will have little impact on the recurring annual loss of approximately 7.5 billion rupees, General Manager Railways Dr. Lalithsiri Gunaruwan said at a press conference yesterday.
The revenue last year had been 2.5 billion rupees while the expenditure stood at 10 billion rupees. The railway season ticket scheme had been [...]
Railway workers are up in arms over the recent decision to reduce the Treasury subsidy on their season tickets under the recent increase of train fares to meet at least a part of the operating costs.
The All Ceylon Railway Employees’ Union said although they understand the need to cut down on losses urgently the workers [...]
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 [...]
This article was published in the Island newspaper some years ago; as a result, some of the figures quoted in this article have changed during the intermediate period. Nevertheless, we republish this article since the content is still valid today as the day it was published.
The Railway is over 130 years old and when it [...]
