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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. [2] Till 1953, the Main line operated with steam locomotives. In the 1950s, service was enhanced with diesel locomotives, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala. [3]
railway station Code District Elevation m Distance between Colombo Fort Km; Colombo Fort: FOT Colombo: 4.87 0 Maradana: MDA Colombo: 5.46 2.08 Dematagoda: DAG Colombo: 3.05
Car body construction: Stainless steel: Car length: 50 ft (15.24 m) Maximum speed: ... Kandy Ella: Gallery. A S12 at Ohiya station. References
The Class S14s were ordered to mainly operate on the Main Line from Colombo to Badulla and Kandy. [2] [3] In addition, four power cars designated as the S14A Class were also ordered for the Aruwakkalu Waste Processing Facility under the Metro Colombo Solid Waste Management Project in Puttalam. Delivery of these units began in 2020. [4]
Roads at the time were barely built and linked only a few key towns around the island. Prior to the 1960s, British and European car brands such as Ford, Mini, Rolls-Royce and Rover dominated the post-colonial Sri Lanka automobile market. Purchasing an automobile was once a luxury reserved for the upper crust of society, as vehicle imports was ...
Old Kandy Road 0.69 B337 Old Road, Kattankudy 7.67 B338 Old Tangalle Road, Matara 2.41 B339 Olugantota - Pinnawala - Bogowantalawa 35.14 B340 ORR's Hill Road 3.38 B341 Outer Circular Road (Nochchiyagama) 9.78 B342 Padaviya - Galkulama 14.67 B343 Padaviya - Parakrama Pura (Bandaranayake Mawatha) 10.06 B344 Padiruppu - Vellaveli 6.03 B345
Stage 2 was opened in early 2022. Project completion up to Kandy in 2024 [3] E06 E06: Magampura Expressway 16.5 10.3 Andarawewa Hambantota: 2019 Completed in 2019 [2] E09 E09: Port Access Elevated Highway 5.3 3.3 New Kelani Bridge, Colombo Port city — Under construction. Expected completion in September, 2024 [4] Ruwanpura Expressway: 73.9 45 ...
The A9 highway north-bound begins at Kandy, in the central hills. The highway begins at the heart of the city, next to the Kandy Lake. Within Kandy, it meets the A1, A10, and A26 highways. It moves north through the hills to Matale. It passes Dombawela and Naula, before reaching Dambulla. At Dambulla, the A9 crosses the A6 highway.