Update 2: The Centenary Celebration is scheduled to be hold on 9th of march 2009 at 9.30 AM, this article has been updated with the new dates
Update: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the events planned for tomorrow has been postponed, the general public will be updated with the new dates shortly!
The construction of the Sri Lanka Railways [...]
Dec 27 car-train collision at Kurana, Katunayake
The Sri Lanka Railways said that one of the worst train-car collisions at a rail crossing could have been easily averted had the driver of the ill-fated vehicle heeded an SLAF officer’s warning. The tragedy at a Kurana-Katunayake rail crossing on December 27 claimed the lives of five persons, [...]
A host of newly constructed facilities for differently abled railway passengers will be declared open tomorrow at the Maradana Railway Station tomorrow, Operating Superintendant of Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) Vijaya Samarasinghe said.
This project is a joint venture by SLR and the National Secretariat for Disabled People run by the Ministry of Social Services.
An elevator, five [...]
Minister Dulles Alahapperuma said that the Transport Ministry was contemplating the reduction of railway ticket fares in tandem with the bus fares reduction after the decrease in the diesel fuel prices announced by the government in the New Year’ relief package. He said the decision on whether to reduce the train ticket fares would be taken next [...]
The Sagarika Express Train which was travelling from Matara to Matale through Colombo Fort derailed today at Polkotuwa, Beruwala. Due to the derailment all trains between Colombo Fort and Matara will be significently delayed.
Only the locomotive of the Sagarika train had jumped the tracks and no persons were injured due to the derailment and only [...]
Colombo to Anuradhapura in three hours
The Railway Department has successfully trial run a Class S10 DMU between Colombo Fort and Anuradhapura in just three hours. The trail run that was conducted on the 17th of December was intended to test the railway tracks that were renovated from the fifth to the 15th of this month. [...]
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 [...]
Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma has taken measures to construct a transit center for passengers stranded in Colombo during the nights on a special directive by President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Minister Dulles Alahapperuma laying the foundation stone for Colomba Gedara.
