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Commemorating the 16th year of the Tsunami in Sri Lanka
Commemorating the 16th year of the Tsunami in Sri Lanka on the 26th Dec. 2004, which is also known to be one of the World's Worst Train Disasters to have taken place.
Let us all take a moment to remind all those beautiful souls we lost in a day like this. May these souls rest in peace!
Unfortunately, due to the spreading of Covid-19 in…
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Trains Running During Christmas Weekend 2020
Sri Lanka Railways will operate below trains during Christmas Weekend on 25th, 26th, 27th and 29th of December 2020.
Puttalam Line
Train NoTrain TypeTimeJourney3422Slow16:45Colombo Fort to Chilaw3427Slow18:05Colombo Fort to…
Sri Lanka Railways to Receive 160 Railway Coaches from India
Here are images of railway coaches which are being made in India for Sri Lanka Railways. We can expect the first batch of these coaches to arrive in Sri Lanka in the Q1 or Q2 of 2020. (Unconfirmed)
The agreement to supply 160 railway…
Temporarily Revised Schedules of Intercity Trains
Sri Lanka Railways has decided to revise/cancel train schedules of some intercity express trains temporarily from 2020/10/21 due to the prevailing condition of the country.
*These trains will run on Oct 29, 30, 31 and November…
Sri Lanka Railway is Currently Expanding it’s Optical Fiber Network
Sri Lanka Railway is currently expanding it's optical fiber network from Maradana Train control center to Maharagama for better control communication, expanding centralized train control and data communication.
Kankasanthurei Intercity Express Train
Kankesanthurei Intercity Express Train runs between Mount Lavinia and Kankesanthurei railway stations.
General Information
Train nameKankesanthurei (KKS) Train number4021 (Mount Lavinia to Kankesanthurei)4022 (Kankesanthurei to…
Denuwara Menike and KKS Intercity Trains to Run on Weekends
Sri Lanka Railways has decided to operate Denuwara Menike Intercity Express train and Kankesanthurai Intercity Express train on weekends starting from August 28th, 2020.
Details are as below.
Denuwara Menike (1001/1002)
Train…
Oil Train Derailed at Peradeniya Junction
An oil train derailed at Peradeniya Junction Railway Station early this morning. (26)
However, there will be no delays on the upcountry line due to the derailments and the re-railing process is currently going on as we heard from…
Tantri Refurbished Mail Carriage for Sri Lanka Railways
We thought of some images of Tantri refurbished mail carriage for Sri Lanka Railways with you. The build quality looks quite similar to what their refurbished passenger carriages as you can see in the images.
Re-railing Derailed Wagons of Yal Devi Train
Sri Lanka Railways workers are now working on getting derailed passenger compartments of Yal Devi Express back on tracks. (16)
5 passenger compartments of Yal Devi train heading to Colombo came off the tracks near Galgamuwa last year…
