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An AEC Routemaster at Godagama junction in Homagama, Sri Lanka. The first motor omnibus in Sri Lanka was imported in 1907 and bus transport began in Sri Lanka as an owner-operated service. There was no regulation, so when more than one bus operated on a single route, there was a scramble for the load.
Transport in Sri Lanka is based on its road network, which is centred on the country's commercial capital Colombo. A rail network handles a portion of Sri Lanka 's transport needs. There are navigable waterways, harbours and three international airports: in Katunayake , 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Colombo, in Hambantota, and in Jaffna.
Sri Lanka Railways began partnering with ExpoRail and Rajadhani Express in 2011 for premium service on major routes. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] Its northern line , affected by almost three decades of war, is being rebuilt; in 2015, it was restored to Jaffna and Kankesanthurai at pre-war levels The maximum speed on this line is currently 120 km/h(74 mph). [ 15 ]
The history of Sri Lanka Transport Board, the state-run, primary bus operator in Sri Lanka, goes back to 1 January 1958. The state-owned enterprise was at the time known as the Ceylon Transport Board. At its peak, it was the largest omnibus company in the world - with about 7,000 buses and over 50,000 employees. With privatization in 1979, it ...
A railbus at Punani railway station, Sri Lanka. Railbuses entered service in Sri Lanka in 1995, using Tata Dimo buses, and later Lanka Ashok Leyland buses. The buses, originally built for road use, were modified to be used on rails and connected back-to-back like a DMU.
Travelyaari.com is an Indian bus booking company headquartered at Bangalore, India. [5] With a network of over 3,500 bus operators [6] on its website and 150,000 bus options per day on 45,000 routes, it has served over 150 million bus travelers [6] [7] till date. [2] [3] It books 150,000-200,000 bus tickets daily through Mantis Technologies ...
Habaraduwa railway station (Sinhala: හබරදුව දුම්රිය ස්ථානය) is a railway station located at Habaraduwa, [1] on the coastal railway line of Sri Lanka. The station is situated between Koggala and Taple railway stations and is 127.4 kilometres (79.2 mi) along the railway line from the Colombo Fort Railway ...