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Colombo - Badulla Night Mail Train is a night time passenger and mail train that runs between Colombo and Badulla in Sri Lanka. [3] [4] The Badulla-bound train departs from Colombo at 8:30pm, [5] while the Colombo-bound train leaves Badulla at 6:30pm. The trip takes about 11 hours.
This train became very popular among Sri Lankans so the Government decided to introduce two other long-distance trains; Udarata Menike Express from Colombo to Badulla and Yarl Devi Express from Colombo to the Northern cities of Anuradhapura and Jaffna. Both Udarata Menike and Yarl Devi made their maiden journeys on 23 April 1956. Udarata Menike ...
Inter-city routes connect many of the country's major population centres. Some service is available on the E01 and E03 expressways, with modern Lanka Ashok Leyland buses. [15] In 2011, the SLTB began introducing new buses to replace part of its aging fleet. The Volvo 8400 buses, from Volvo India, [16] run on major routes in Colombo. [17]
Colombo-Kandy: 115.85 A2 Colombo-Galle-Hambantota-Wellawaya: 317.78 A3 Peliyagoda-Puttalam via Ja-Ela, Negombo and Chilaw: 126 A4 Colombo-Ratnapura-Wellawaya-Batticaloa: 430 A5 Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkalady: 276 A6 Ambepussa-Kurunegala-Trincomalee: 198.71 A7 Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya: 119 A8 Panadura-Ratnapura: 68 A9
Badulla is about 230 km (140 mi) away from Colombo towards the eastern slopes of the central hills of Sri Lanka. There are multiple routes to Badulla from Colombo, Kandy and Galle. From Colombo, one can travel via Ratnapura , Balangoda , Haputale , Bandarawela and Hali Ela along A4 and A16 to Badulla, which may take 5–6 hours.
The A4 Highway also known as the Colombo-Ratnapura-Wellawaya-Batticaloa highway, is the longest highway in Sri Lanka, at 430 kilometres (270 mi) [1] in length. It goes Colombo to Batticaloa , through many important cities in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Uva and Eastern provinces.
The railway line from Colombo, the seaport on the western coast runs via Kandy to the farthest point of Badulla [5] in the Central Highlands. The main roads Colombo-Kandy and Kandy-Nuwara Eliya [ 6 ] are two of the most scenic roads of Sri Lanka; Colombo-Kandy [ 7 ] road passes through the rubber, tea plantations and rice paddies, Kandy-Nuwara ...
The main bus terminal for Pannipitiya is located at Kottawa. Bus Routes heading through Pannipitiya: 99 - Colombo (Pettah) - Badulla - Passara - Welimada; 69/122 - Maharagama - Kandy; 122 – Pettah - Avissawella – Rathnapura - Embilipitiya - Rakwana - Suriyawewa; 124 – Maharagama – Ihalabope; 125 – Pettah – Maharagama – Padukka ...