Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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.
19 August 2001 - A train derailed between Alawwa and Rambukkana due to high speed and overcrowding, killing 46. 13 June 2002 - A train derailed entering the Alawwa railway station , killing 14. 26 December 2004 - 2004 tsunami rail disaster - Over 1,700 people died in the world's largest rail disaster (by death toll) when a train was overwhelmed ...
The CR450AF Fuxing (Chinese: 复兴号; pinyin: Fùxīng Hào) is a prototype Chinese electric high-speed train manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang. As part of the China Standardized EMU family, the CR450AF has an operating speed of 400 km/h (250 mph) and a maximum design speed of 450km/h.
Sri Lanka Railways S12 is a Diesel-electric multiple unit (DEMU) built for Sri Lanka Railways by China's CSR Corporation. The first batch arrived in Sri Lanka in August 2012. They were built to replace locomotive-hauled passenger trains. Seven of the S12 DMUs were ordered to strengthen long-distance travel on the Main line from Colombo to Badulla.
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.
High-speed rail in China is officially defined as "newly-built passenger-dedicated rail lines designed for electrical multiple unit (EMU) train sets traveling at not less than 250 km/h (155 mph) (including lines with reserved capacity for upgrade to the 250 km/h (155 mph) standard) on which initial service operates at not less than 200 km/h (124 mph)."
Bandarawela railway station is the 71st and eighth last railway station on the Main Line, and is 258.72 km (160.76 mi) away from Colombo.It is located 1,225.5 m (4,021 ft) above mean sea level and 8 km (5.0 mi) from the centre of Badulla, the capital city of Uva Province.
The original 8-car train-set recorded a top speed of 416.6 km/h (258.9 mph) during a trial run. [3] The longer 16-car train-set reached 486.1 km/h (302.0 mph). [4] CRH380A is one of four Chinese train series which have been designed for the new standard operating speed of 380 km/h (236 mph) on newly constructed Chinese high-speed main lines.