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 ...

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The video showcases several visually striking sequences filmed on and around the renowned Nine Arch Bridge. On October 8, 2024, the Railways Department of Sri Lanka announced that, due to the filming ...

Colombo — A Sri Lankan express train killed an elephant and was derailed on Tuesday despite safety measures introduced after the country's worst wildlife railway accident three months ago on the ...

A Sri Lankan express train was travelling near a wildlife reserve at Habarana, some 180 kilometres (110 miles) east of the capital Colombo, when it hit a herd of elephants crossing the line before ...

Sigiriya, Dambulla Caves and Kandalama In the heart of the country lies Sri Lanka’s most beautiful and ancient monument, the 1,500-year-old ancient rock palace Sigiriya. We climbed all the way up, ...

However, Sri Lanka does not operate in the same context as Hong Kong when China opened up in the late 1970s. India has trade links with the entire world, and faces lesser tariffs from the U.S. and ...

Courtesy India Today An India-Sri Lanka direct rail or road link needs just a 25-km-long bridge. The Pamban Bridge, recently inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi, completes a crucial part of a direct train ...

On 6 April 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a newly built Pamban Bridge, reviving talk of reconnecting India and Sri Lanka by rail. With growing interest in heritage and regional ...

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-ferry ...

This seamless route was disrupted in 1964, when a powerful cyclone devastated coastal Tamil Nadu. The storm, with wind speeds over 150 kmph, damaged the Pamban Rail Bridge and wiped out the railway ...