India has pledged to provide rail buses to be operated between Batticaloa and Trincomalee and Colombo, Health Minister of the Eastern Provincial Council M.L.A.M. Hizbullah said yesterday.
Accordingly, 67 sets of rail buses will be given to improve the transport services. Each set comprises two buses, and more can be added if the need arises. Seven [...]
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 [...]
An efficient transport service is one of the pre conditions for economical and social development in a country. In this context, transport can play a vital role in achieving an annual economic growth from 8 percent to 10percent, minimizing regional economic disparities and reducing poverty.
It is not possible to achieve economic and social development without [...]
“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, [...]
I appreciate what the Transport Minister is doing for the betterment of the Government transport services such as the Railway and CTB.
I have noticed how many trains and buses are introduced to the system to uplift the service levels.
Around 3,000 employees travel by a train during office hours. So, delaying a train by half and [...]
The nineteenth century was destined to be area which evoked a profound socio-economic transformation in the island of Sri Lanka. The expansion of plantation agriculture and the opening up of the island by roads and later railways were two most important developments experienced by Sri Lanka following the establishment of British Colonial rule.
In the 1830’s [...]
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 Organisation for the Protection of the Properties and Rights of Railway Employees (OPPRRE) has requested Transport Minister Dulles Alahapperuma to launch special train services during the forthcoming festive season.
The organisation’s Convener Sumathipala Manawadu told The Island there was an urgent need to operate special services to ensure a smooth transport service during the festive [...]
