The newly inaugurated Pamban Bridge in Tamil Nadu is more than just a marvel of engineering—it revives a century-old dream of seamless travel between India and Sri Lanka. Once a vibrant rail ...

There is no land connection between Sri Lanka and India through road or railway. The closest Indian town tow Sri Lanka, Dhanushkodi, had a railway station but this was washed out in a cyclone in 1964.

A railway union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers to brave the few dangerously overcrowded trains that kept running or be stranded at th ...