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Sri Lanka Railways S14 is a class of diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) train sets, built for Sri Lanka Railways by CRRC Qingdao Sifang, China and financed by a Chinese sovereign loan. [1] Nine of these train sets were imported to Sri Lanka from 2019 to 2020. They possess air-conditioned first class along with second class and third class ...
The state-owned Sri Lanka Railways operates nearly all of the country's rail services, but few private railways have existed at various times. The Viceroy Special heritage train and steam locomotive was introduced in 1986 and is still advertised as of early 2024.
As of September 2013 the service the train terminated at Kilinochchi. [11] [needs update] The train used to continue onwards to Jaffna. Jaffna is the main cultural centre of the north of Sri Lanka. From here the Northern Line extended to Kankesanturai, a port city, with the Yal Devi train from Colombo terminating here. The entire re ...
The Udarata Menike travels the length of Sri Lanka Railways' Main Line through the hill country. The Udarata Menike begins its eastbound service at Colombo Fort Station and runs east and north past the centres of Ragama, Gampaha, Veyangoda, and Polgahawela. At Rambukkana, the Main Line begins its steep climb into the hills of the upcountry.
"Podi Manike" (Sinhala:පොඩි මැණිකේ, meaning "Little Maiden") is a Sri Lankan passenger train running from Colombo Fort to Badulla. This journey covers about 300 km and is renowned for being the most beautiful train journey in Sri Lanka, especially the stretch from Nanuoya to Ella. It takes about 10 hours to complete the journey.
Pallai railway station (Tamil: பளை தொடருந்து நிலையம் Paḷai toṭaruntu nilaiyam) is a railway station in the town of Pallai in northern Sri Lanka. Owned by Sri Lanka Railways , the state-owned railway operator , the station is part of the Northern Line which links the north with the capital Colombo .
The station is one of the first five railway stations constructed in Sri Lanka. The original station was opened on 27 December 1864, when the first passenger train, carrying the Duke of Brabant, Leopold II, and operated by Guilford Lindsey Molesworth (Chief Railway Engineer), ran from Veyangoda to Ambepussa and returned to Colombo.
Rajarata Rejini (Sinhala: රජරට රැජිණි, Queen of the King's Land) is a daytime passenger train that runs between Anuradhapura and Beliatta via Colombo Fort in Sri Lanka. The Rajarata Rejini is currently the second longest train journey in Sri Lanka covering the more than 3/4 of the Northern Line and the entire length of the ...