The nineteenth century was destined to be area which evoked a profound socio-economic transformation in the island of Sri Lanka. The expansion of plantation agriculture and the opening up of the island by roads and later railways were two most important developments experienced by Sri Lanka following the establishment of British Colonial rule.
In the 1830’s [...]
The Ceylon Government Railway (CGR) will purchase another 20 new power sets from India, Transport Ministry sources said. The new power sets will be used for long distance travel and this is the first time the CGR purchased power sets for long distance travel.
The new power sets will be purchased under the Indian Credit Line [...]
Moratuwa Railway Station, which is one of the main railway stations on the costal railway line, has been in a deteriorated state for several years due to neglect and misuse of railway property.
A senior official of the Railway Department said the Beliatta railway station on the proposed southern railway line will be designed after Moratuwa [...]
A high level of Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES) delegation will visit Sri Lanka this month to give final shape to its $170 dollar project to upgrade Sri Lanka’s Southern Railway. “We have got the government approval for the project and the Attorney General is looking at the proposals before giving clearance”, said the [...]
Sri Lanka will be obtaining a US $ 170 million loan from Rites of India Limited, a subsidiary of the Indian Railway Department, to upgrade the Southern Railway line up to Matara.
The loan for implementation of the project will be granted under a credit line facility and the project will be implemented in two stages. [...]
The Ministry of Transport has finalised negotiations with Rites of India Ltd., a subsidiary of the Indian Railway Department to obtain a US $ 170 million loan to upgrade the Southern railway line up to Matara.
The project which will be implemented in two stages is scheduled to be completed by the end of next year. [...]
Sri Lanka plans to rehabilitate a tsunami-hit coastal railway line at a cost of 167.4 million dollar using an Indian credit line, a minister said.
The proposed project that extends the railway line beyond Matara, a town in the southern tip of the island, will be completed within three years, information minister Anura Yapa said.
Two Indian [...]
Sri Lanka Cabinet today approved a proposal to upgrade the Southern Railway Line. Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has submitted the proposal to rehabilitate the tsunami affected Southern Railway Line.
The project to be funded through the Indian Line of Credit- Assistance from India would ensure a speedy and quality train service between Colombo and Matara, technology [...]
