The Sri Lanka Railway Department is to introduce four new Intercity Express train services from Colombo Fort to Trincomalee, Batticoloa and Badulla from the 1st of January 2009. These new Intercity Express train services will address the long felt needs of the people of Trincomalee, Batticoloa and Badulla.
The new Trincomalee Intercity Express train will leave [...]
The 5.45 a.m. Yal Devi Express Train from Colombo which terminated at Medawachiya on the Northern line will be extended to Vavuniya from today (December 16).
GMR Lalithsiri Gunaruwan getting down from Yal Devi at Vavuniya
The furore over the recently imported 100 train compartments valued at a whopping Rs.2.5 billion chugged to another twist yesterday, with the revelation that they could not be used for up-country travel.
In what could be a shocking disclosure of public funds being mismanaged, the All Ceylon Railways General Employees’ Union (ACRGEU) charge that none of [...]
The new fares which will be implemented from December 1, 2008.
Amended Charges per Kilometer:
Distance
1st Class
2nd Class
3rd Class
0 – 10 km
Rs. 3.60
Rs. 2.00
Rs. 1.10
11 – 50 km
Rs. 3.30
Rs. 1.80
Rs. 1.00
51 – 100 km
Rs. 2.80
Rs. 1.50
Rs. 0.85
101 – 200 km
Rs. 2.10
Rs. 1.20
Rs. 0.65
200 km >
Rs. 1.60
Rs. 0.90
Rs. 0.50
Current Charges per Kilometer:
New Intercity Express
A new Intercity Express train service between Colombo Fort and Nanu-Oya will be launched by the Railway Department with effect from the 1st of December. This new service will address the long felt need of people travelling to Nuwera Eliya and thus more room will be available on the two Menikes for people [...]
The Railways Department will operate a special train service from Matara to Mihintale on June 17 for pilgrims travelling to the sacred city for the Poson festival.
According to the Transport Ministry, the free train service named Sadaham Charika will commence from Matara at 7 pm on the day before the Poson Full Moom Poya (June [...]
The train service between Kandy and Matale established by the British rulers deteriorated after independence due to neglect.
The railway line to Matale was constructed by the British rulers to transport the cash crops including coffee, cinnamon and tea to Colombo. They first constructed railway line from Colombo to Kandy and augmented it to Matale in [...]
The Railway Department is scheduled to operate special trains for the convenience of pilgrims who wish to go to Anuradhapura for the Poson Poya.
This special train service will be available from June 16-20 and will benefit pilgrims from Colombo and Matara. There will also be special trains covering shorter distances, for example from Maho and [...]
