Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama launches SLT-Mobitel-powered Sri Lanka Railways web portal and mobile app accompanied by Mobitel (Pvt.) Ltd Chief Marketing Officer Shashika Senarath, Transportation Ministry Secretary Monty Ranatunga, Sri Lanka Railways General Manager Dhammika Jayasundara and Sri Lanka Railways Deputy General Manager Commercial V.S. Polwattage

As the technology partner for Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) for over a decade, SLT-Mobitel together with SLR marked a significant milestone recently, with the launch of the online seat reservation web portal and mobile app for commuters, for the first time in Sri Lanka. 

The latest cutting-edge system offers commuters the opportunity to reserve seats online at https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk  or through the SLR reservation mobile app. As the national transport service provider, SLR strives to provide a better travel experience for the railway commuters and the launch of the ‘Online Seat Reservation System’ in collaboration with SLT-Mobitel further reaffirms the strategic direction of SLR in offering cutting-edge technology-led travel services. SLT-Mobitel Mobile was the first-ever service provider to create a national scale railway ticket reservation platform in 2009. The new service will enable the public to make their train reservations at anytime from anywhere in the world, revolutionising the travel experience in Sri Lanka.

Railway passengers experienced automated railway ticket reservations over the phone and over the counter for the very first time when SLT-Mobitel Mobile first launched its platform, while it enabled SLR to digitalise its manual reservations process. The automated railway ticket reservation system facilitates the reservation of trains for all routes across the island by connecting railway stations throughout Sri Lanka. 

The online seat reservation system has further bolstered the original system by digitalising the entire ecosystem of SLR. The service has also been extended to major telco providers to provide a better service to commuters by facilitating over the phone reservation.