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Mihintale line is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) gauge railway line in Sri Lanka which starts from Anuradhapura and ends at Mihintale, which was constructed in 1993. The Mihintale line is approximately 11 km (6.8 mi) in length and there are no stations between the termini. The train takes about 35 minutes to complete the journey. [2]
The main reason for building a railway system in Sri Lanka (Ceylon) was to transport tea and coffee from the hill country to Colombo. The Main Line was extended in stages with service to Kandy beginning in 1867, to Nawalapitiya in 1874, to Nanu Oya in 1885, to Bandarawela in 1894, and to Badulla in 1924.
From 2013 to 2019, the China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation extended the line to Beliatta in phase one of the Southern Railway project; [40] it was the first new railway built in Sri Lanka since its independence from Great Britain in 1948. [41]
Roads account for about 93 percent of Sri Lanka's land transport. In 2022, there were 12,255.401 kilometres (7,615.153 mi) of A- and B-class roads and 312.586 kilometres (194.232 mi) of expressways. The main modes of transportation in Sri Lanka are bus, motorcycles and passenger cars (including taxi service).
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka. 1 language. ... Rail routes in Sri Lanka This page was last edited on 25 September 2024, at 21:15 (UTC). Text is ...
railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Polgahawela Junction: PLG Kurunegala: 74.39 73.92 Girambe: GRB Kurunegala: 76.86 Thalawattegedara: TWG Kurunegala: 78.52 Potuhara: PTA Kurunegala: 117.98 84.99 Nailiya: NLY Kurunegala: 89.86 Kurunegala: KRN Kurunegala: 122.86 93.8 Muttettugala: MTG Kurunegala: 96.24 ...
Fort railway station is a major rail hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The station is served by Sri Lanka Railways , with many inter-city and commuter trains entering each day. Fort Station is the main rail gateway to central Colombo; it is the terminus of most intercity trains in the country.
Karachi Breeze is a 112.9 km (70.2 mi) network of bus rapid transit routes under construction in Karachi, Pakistan. Construction began in 2013, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] two lines are operational and two lines are under construction as of September 2022, [ 5 ] with 2 more planned.