The Kandy bound Matale train was derailed near Katugastota this morning around 06:15. No major injuries were reported due to today’s derailment, while some people did suffer from some minor injuries. The Railway Control Room says all train services on the Matale line are suspended until further notice. Railway repair teams are currently working on [...]
The coastal train service was completely disrupted when a train travelling from Matara to Kandy was derailed near the Boossa railway station at about 3.00pm yesterday.
When the train was shunted to another track to allow another train to pass it had been derailed and come to rest on the sleepers.
Trains coming from Colombo could not [...]
The Railway Control Room has notified that the Batticaloa bound 7:15 PM Intercity Express and the 10:00 PM Night Mail have been curtailed to Polonnaruwa after a Train derailment near Batticaloa.
The railway services are expected to be back to normal tomorrow.
The railway lines in these parts are poorly maintained and the Railway Department has due [...]
The Badulla bound Udarata Manike express train from Colombo Fort derailed near the Veyangoda station around 10.30 today when a Powerset on a dry run collided into its observation saloon.
The collision forced the Udarata Manike express to detail as well as disrupting train services on the affected line. The derailment caused some minor damages and [...]
Train services on the southern line were held up for around three hours last Friday after the Kandy-bound express from Matara derailed at Dodanduwa.
The Ruhunu Kumari and the Matara Intercity were delayed as a result of this derailment, railway sources said.
The express which derailed had left Matara at 2.45 p.m. and was scheduled to reach [...]
The 13:15 express train from Matara to Kandy derailed at Kataluwa, Koggala today. No casualties have been reported so far due to this train derailment.
The derailment has caused severe damages to the tracks and due to this the express has been cancelled today and other trains are expected to take care of the passengers between [...]
A train on the upcountry line detrailed today morning between the Gampola, Nawalapitiya stations.
No persons were injured due to this incident, and no serious damages were caused due to this accident. By afternoon the damaged tracks had been rectified and the upcountry train services were back to their normal operations.
Because of the lack of funds faced by the [...]
The Colombo bound train from Batticaloa derailed yesterday in Mahawa area creating a blockade for four mail trains which were to operate last night and this morning.
Several compartments including the locomotive had derailed due to one of the rail tracks being severed. As a result two mail trains bound for Trincomalee and Batticaloa which were [...]
