Since September last year, when the idea “hatched” about a combined exhibition on transportation, ten boys along with their teacher in charge and Warden and Sub-Warden have all but lost themselves in putting to action the once ‘only dreamt about’ project.
Backed by the plan of Gihan, a former Thomian; the ten Thomians have worked their [...]
Deputy Minister of Road and Transportation and Managing Director of Iran’s Rail Road said Iran is ready to cooperate with Sri Lanka on construction and development of railway there.
To follow the signed agreements between the two countries in the year of 2008, Hassan Ziari discussed the issue of cooperation on rail transportation with his Sri [...]
Named with grim irony Samudradevi, or Queen of the Sea, the train that left Colombo Fort station shortly after 6am on Sunday for its regular run to the southern city of Galle was full even by Sri Lankan standards.
As many as 1,700 passengers crammed its carriages or hung from the sides. It was a holiday [...]
The Indian Railways recently signed an inter-governmental agreement on Trans Asian Railway Network (TARN). This agreement on TARN has been approved under the aegis of the United National Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UNESCAP). This dream project is likely to cost about Rs 3,000 crore to the Indian Railways in particular.
According to Railway [...]
Sri Lanka government plans to launch its first rail bus service between Trincomalee and Batticaloa, in the Eastern Province of the country from next January.
M.A.L.M Hisbullah, one of the senior ministers in the Eastern Provincial Council said the new rail bus service will commence with 4 buses on January 14th with the assistance of the [...]
A transit shelter to house stranded passengers in the city of Colombo at night is a timely act of the Government. A Colombo University survey has revealed that over 100 passengers get stranded daily in Colombo at night.
Transport Minister Dallas Alahapperuma who laid the foundation stone for the first transit centre, named Colombagedera, quite rightly [...]
A spokesman of the Railway Department said a 24 hour-special train service will be operative to provide transport to commuters during this period. These special train services are due to leave for several destinations from Colombo.
Special train services will be operated between Colombo and Hatton during the current festive season, according to the Sri Lanka [...]
“There was a time the Railways had been totally neglected and destined to a natural death. The 20% share of passenger transport by train in the National Transport had been reduced to 6% during this time. The plan was for the Railways to be fragmented and sold. But after the Mahinda Rajapaksa government was elected, [...]
