“Don’t be a fool, Girigoris” said Weerakoon, the foreman of the tunnel gang, Way and Works department, to his Minor Supervisor. They were getting down from the special service train near the tunnel No. 18, Pattipola, to unload the men, material and equipment from the train brought along with them for the purpose of carrying [...]
Nanu Oya Intercity Express
The Ceylon Government Railway (CGR) last week launched a new express train to Nanuoya, one of the main railway towns upcountry, targeting to attract local and foreign tourists.
Nanuoya is the closest railway station to the Nuwara Eliya town, which is about 10 kilometres (six miles) away. The new intercity express train provides [...]
BOOK LAUNCH: A journey by train in Udarata Menike to the hill country is fascinating and one of the best experiences a traveller could have in the world said Financial Consultant Das Meriyagolla.
Speaking at the launch of the ‘A comprehensive Guide to information of Sri Lanka’ book written by former Director General of Sri Lanka [...]
Following the contradictory announcements regarding the closure or otherwise of the Fort Railway Station for the SAARC Summit, police announced yesterday that the station would remain open for operations but that no trains would run within the Colombo High Security Zone.
Western Province senior DIG Nimal Mediwaka said that, since the High Security Zone includes Slave [...]
The Ministry of Transport has called for worldwide tenders to purchase 15 locomotives to improve the railway service upcountry, said Secretary to the Ministry Nihal Somaweera.
The Railway Department operates around 50 locomotives and there is a shortage of 15. With the new engines a better service could be provided to major destinations in the country”, [...]
The continuing torrential rains have damaged the railway sleepers between Kandy and Matale. The Matale line that already is in a deplorable state has been further damaged by the continuing rains.
As a result, trains are running slow and are causing tremendous hardships to the commuters. The department said steps are being taken to rectify the [...]
