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Sri Lanka Railways: Services: Ruhunu Kumari Express Train Galu Kumari Express Train Samudra Devi Sagarika Rajarata Rejini Express Train: Operator(s) Sri Lanka Railways: History; Opened: 17 December 1895; 129 years ago () [citation needed] Technical; Line length: 157.88 km (98.10 mi) Number of tracks: Double track: Colombo Fort to Paiyagala South
The Puttalam line (originally called the North-Western Line) is a 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge [2] railway line in the rail network of Sri Lanka.The 133 km (83 mi) railway line begins at Ragama junction and runs through the major towns along the north-west coast of the country, through to Periyanagavillu.
List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order ... Chilaw, North Western Province; Chunnakam, Northern Province; Colombo Fort, Western Province; Colombo
Sri Lanka currently has over 271 kilometres (168 mi) of designated expressways serving the southern and central parts of the country. The first stage of the E01 Expressway (Southern Expressway), which opened in 2011 was Sri Lanka's first expressway spanning a distance of 95.3 kilometres (59.2 mi). The second stage of the Southern Expressway ...
It serves Galle, via Colombo from south and to Puttalam, via Chilaw from north. The Sri Lanka Railway Department has introduced an intercity express train between Chilaw and Colombo with stops at Negombo Downtown and Kochchikade Stations. The Negombo Downtown Station is close to the central Bus Terminal Complex.
Class S12 DMU commuter train in Colombo Sri Lanka's rail network. Sri Lanka Railways consists of an intercity network connecting major population centres and commuter rail serving Colombo commuters. Sri Lanka Railways operates the country's railway network, which includes about 1,450 km (901 mi) of track. Colombo is its hub.
In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka Railways, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala, started to name major passenger services. [1]Old Udarata Menike express train The Old Yal Devi train at Kurunegala, travelling between Omanthai and Colombo Fort The Deyata Kirula ( Uttara Devi) intercity express train at Kurunegala, travelling between Kankasanthurai and Colombo Fortit will run only up to Anuradhapura ...
The Batticaloa line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branching off the Northern line at Maho Junction, the line heads east through North Central Province and south-easterly through Eastern Province before terminating at the eastern city of Batticaloa. The line is 212 kilometres (132 mi) long and has 31 stations. [1] The line opened in 1928. [2]