Sri Lanka Railways has decided to make changes to Colombo – Talaimannar train schedule and Kankesanthurai night mail train starting from 1st of August 2019.
Direct trains to Talaimannar (Morning train and Night mail train) will run up to Jaffna and Kankesanthurai. There will be connection trains from Anuradhapura and Medawachchiya to Talaimannar for those who travel to Talaimannar.
Colombo – Talaimannar train schedule changes
Train no 4052 (Colombo-Talaimannar) will be replaced by Train no 4081 (Colombo–Jaffna)
Train No 4081 schedule (Colombo to Jaffna)
| Station | Time |
| Colombo Fort | 08:50 |
| Medawachchiya | – |
| Jaffna | 18:34 |
Train no 4082 schedule (Jaffna to Colombo)
| Station | Time |
| Jaffna | 06:25 |
| Medawachchiya | – |
| Colombo | 16:00 |
Train no 4067 (Colombo-Talaimannar night mail train) will be replaced with a new Train no 4087 (Colombo-Kankesanthurai)
Train No 4087 schedule (Colombo to Kankesanthurai )
| Station | Time |
| Colombo Fort | 19:15 |
| Anuradhapura | 00:50 |
| Kankesanthurai | 05:05 |
Train no 4088 schedule (Kankesanthurai to Colombo)
| Station | Time |
| Kankesanthurai | 17:40 |
| Anuradhapura | – |
| Colombo Fort | 04:00 |
Colombo – Kankesanthurai train schedule changes
Train no 4089 (Colombo – Kankesanthurai Nightmail train) will leave Colombo at 9 PM
