I obtained a second class reserved seat for the 05.55 a.m. Colombo – Kandy Train. I arrived at the station by 05.30 a.m.. The train was parked at platform number 2 all ready to roll. I located ...

Colombo, July 12: An enduring feature of tourism in Sri Lanka has been the Westerners' fascination with the Sri Lanka Railways (SLR). Foreigners go into raptures over SLR's old-world carriages ...

In pics: coastal railway line by sea in Colombo, Sri Lanka By Xinhua Published: Dec 24, 2024 12:38 PM This photo taken on Dec. 23, 2024 shows the railway line by the sea in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

China has rejected claims that Chinese-made railway carriages pose a threat to passengers in Sri Lanka. In an email to Colombo Gazette, the China National Machinery import and Export Corporation ...

Is it any wonder Sri Lanka’s Main Line railway, ... where seven other passenger carriages and the train’s Chinese-built diesel engine stretch ahead of us as we round one bend after another.

Sri Lanka Railways is turning discarded railway carriages into hotel rooms, or ‘Train Villas’, to be placed in areas that attract tourists. Two decommissioned carriages had been redesigned as hotel ...

Sri Lanka Railways is set to be restructured considering different models including turning it to an Authority or managing the train service under a public private ... 565 carriages and the signaling ...

In addition, the railway carriages purchased by China between 2007 and 2024 with a huge investment (over 22 million dollars) are unused because they are not compatible with the Sri Lankan railways.

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 ...

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 ...