Colombo-KKS train services to resume tomorrow

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Colombo, Oct 27 (Daily MIrror) - Following the modernisation of the Maho-Anuradhapura stretch of the northern railway line, train services between Colombo and Kankesanthurai will resume tomorrow, October 28, the Sri Lanka Railway Department said.

The first train will depart from the Colombo Fort railway station at 5.45 am for Kankesanthurai via Anuradnapura and Jaffna and the next train will be at 1.45 pm.

The Railways Department requests the public to be cautious when using level crossings since trains will start running on the northern track from October 28.

A Colombo-bound train will leave the Anuradhapura Railway Station at 5.30 am. Besides, another Colombo bound train will leave Kankesanthurai at 10.30 am.

Comments - 13

Frequent traveller Sunday, 27 October 2024 02:27 PM

It’s utter ignorance of the railways. Yal Devi should start from Mt.Lavinia, stopping at Dehiwala, Wellawatte, Bambalapitiya and even at Colpetty and then to Fort. Seventy % of passengers get in and out in these stations. If not, early hours in the morning all these passengers will have to go to Fort, risking accidents, delayed arrivals at Fort and wasting massive carbon foot prints. Don’t they have intelligent people to run the railways. Please attend to these stations stop overs.

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Tissa Fernando Sunday, 27 October 2024 04:57 PM

Brain power of NPP doctors .They do not understand your theory.

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seenibun Monday, 28 October 2024 07:33 AM

Brain power of Railways not NPP. Have you even used trains? Wastage and poor planning has been going on since beginning of times. You would know if you take the trains daily.

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Economist Monday, 28 October 2024 11:01 AM

I agree with you Tissa Fernando. The railways are in shambles. These morons will never learn Commonsense . The frequent traveller has mentioned that 70% of passengers get into the Northern trains between Mt.Lavinia and Colpetty. The trains are prepared from Ratmalana as such they can stop first at Mt. Lavinia. Can the minister look into this please?

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fact Monday, 28 October 2024 01:47 PM

yeah. if they don't start it from Mt.Lavinia peoples will chose to go by buses from Wellawatte instead of using train. But railway union will keep on wondering why Sri Lankan railway doesn't get profit ?

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Mathu Sunday, 27 October 2024 02:56 PM

Great news for all Sri Lankans!

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Umar Perera Sunday, 27 October 2024 03:50 PM

How are you going to make sure that no more elephants are killed or injured by this train?

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Kumara Sunday, 27 October 2024 04:24 PM

Start to and from mountlavinia please to KKS.

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Kanagaraj Manohara Sunday, 27 October 2024 05:27 PM

Don't know how many wild elephants will be knocked down, due to negligence of the drivers.

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RanjithT Sunday, 27 October 2024 05:45 PM

Millions are spent but fail to add a small fraction to install rail gates to protect the people. As far as I know lecrossins are unprotected crossings where as rail crossings are protected. At least install solar powered alarms with a small theft proof battery back up.

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Brian Sunday, 27 October 2024 07:34 PM

It should start from Mt.Lavinia. Please readjust schedule.

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Ravi K Monday, 28 October 2024 12:32 PM

I heard that the current services are still kind of testing the full line and the full service will resume from November 1st and it will begin from Mt Laviniya

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Mohan Monday, 28 October 2024 03:50 PM

@ravi - let us hope so. It’s Commonsense that the Northern passengers start getting in from Mt.Lavinia and adjoining stations before Fort.

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