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Mihintale Poson Train 2019
Mihintale Railway Station only operates during Poson season. Mihintale railway line starts from Anuradhapura and ends at Mihintale Railway Station. The rail line is around 11 KM long and it…
Vesak Celebrations at Railway Stations
Vesak is one of the major religious and cultural celebrations in Sri Lanka. Buddhist people decorate their houses and public places with Vesak lanterns and other decorative items to…
The Story of the Matara-Kataragama Railway Line
The construction of the Matara-Katargama railway line is to re-commence in the near future. An extension of the Coastal Line, also known as the Southern Railway, is one of the unimplemented…
History of Motive Power Development
The railroads of Sri Lanka or then Ceylon have been constructed mainly to the Broad Gauge of 5’-6” the widest in the world, in common with those of India and Pakistan. However, the loading…
Battling Harassment: Women-only Carriages won’t solve the problem
It was recently reported that the Sri Lankan Railways is planning to introduce (or reintroduce rather) separate train carriages for women. According to SL Railways General Manager, Dilantha…
The New Uttara Devi Intercity Express Train
Uttara Devi (උත්තර දේවී) Intercity-Express train runs daily between Colombo Fort railway station and Kankesanthurai railway station.General InformationTrain nameUttara Devi (උත්තර…
Letter from a Genius Rail Lover
Was this taken on March 6, 2007 but, there was no Gam Udawa after 1992!President Ranasinghe Premadasa, widely regarded as the most efficient SL head of state, had plans to re-instate…