The country's most scenic train ride can also be undertaken from Nuwara Eliya to Ella, or you can head to Sri Lanka's dreamy mountain capital, Kandy, which is less than 50 miles away by road.

This photo taken on June 13, 2025 shows people visiting a nine-arch railway bridge built during the colonial era, in Ella, Sri Lanka. (Photo: Xinhua) This photo taken on June 13, 2025 shows part ...

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 ...

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 ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A union strike launched by railway employees has stopped trains across Sri Lanka. Hundreds of scheduled train journeys were canceled Wednesday due to the strike.