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  Featured: Railways: A Precious Resource

  The whole of Sri Lanka—North, East, West, and South—is united by a band of steel: the Railway. Alas, over the years it has been badly neglected and left to rust its way to oblivion. It connects the ports of Colombo, Trincomalee, Galle and Kankesanturai. It also connects Talaimannar and Batticaloa, Puttalam and Matara. It penetrates [...]

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  Featured: Private sector participation boosts economy

  The other major development projects envisaged by the Government are a second seaport in Sri Lanka in Hambantota and a second international airport. Railways are another sector where there is great potential for private sector investment in terms of developing a new railway system. We are now carrying out a detailed feasibility study on establishing a [...]

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  Featured: Rampala regime in the Railway History

  The Ceylon Government Railway was formed in 1862 after representations made by planters to build a Railway to the Hill Country for the transport of tea and coffee to the Colombo Port. Bullock carts could not cope up with the production. Six alternative routes were proposed due to the difficult terrain from Rambukkana to Kadugannawa. Capt. [...]

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  Featured: Princess to reign the northern rails again

  The Yal Devi that chugged from north to south, forging friendships among communities is set to resume her journey again all the way upto KKS, after violence stopped her in her tracks. Kumudini Hettiarachchi takes us back on a nostalgic journey. The stentorian but monotonous voice still rings in memory……..the down-train from KKS bound for [...]

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  Featured: ‘Development’ of Kataragama Railway: Wisdom or Folly?

  This article by Patrick Harrigan first appeared in Bhakti journal of Kataragama Devotees, Vol. 2 No. 1 of July 1991 Those who know Kataragama well—the swamis, bawas, and others who fear to speak any untruth—unanimously declare that Kataragama is no ordinary place. It is, they say, a very special enchanted forest where divine mysteries are revealed [...]

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