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Cotta Road Baseline Road ... Maradana: To Colombo Fort: List of railway stations in Sri Lanka, in alphabetical order, are as ... Kalawewa Railway Station, North ...
These units arrived Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1938. Only three units were ever built, and they were given the names Silver Foam (501), Silver Spray (502) and Silver Mist (503). Their inaugural run from Colombo Fort Station to Galle took place on 25 February 1938. [3] These train sets were used only on the Coastal Line.
In the 1990s, Sri Lanka Railways converted the 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge Kelani Valley line into 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. This was the last narrow gauge line left in Sri Lanka, and its conversion to broad gauge put the fleet of narrow gauge locomotives out of use. All operational locomotives in the country today are broad gauge.
The National Railway Museum of Sri Lanka is located in Kadugannawa, west of Kandy. The museum is owned by Sri Lanka Railways. The museum was opened on 27 December 2014 in order to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railways in Sri Lanka. Previously, the museum was located in Colombo [2]; the old museum was opened in May 2009. [3]
It is the 20th station on the Main Line and 37.48 km (23.29 mi) from the Colombo Fort railway station [1] at an elevation of 18.59 m (61.0 ft) above mean sea level. [2] Veyangoda railway station is one of the busiest stations in the Gampaha District , with most of the trains including some intercity express stopping at the station.
"War is coming" to House of the Dragon's second season. House of the Dragon season 2 premieres on June 16, nearly two years after the first season aired on HBO. In a May 2024 cover story for ...
The Udarata Menike travels the length of Sri Lanka Railways' Main Line through the hill country. The Udarata Menike begins its eastbound service at Colombo Fort Station and runs east and north past the centres of Ragama, Gampaha, Veyangoda, and Polgahawela. At Rambukkana, the Main Line begins its steep climb into the hills of the upcountry.
Sri Lanka currently has over 271 kilometres (168 mi) of designated expressways serving the southern and central parts of the country. The first stage of the E01 Expressway (Southern Expressway), which opened in 2011 was Sri Lanka's first expressway spanning a distance of 95.3 kilometres (59.2 mi). The second stage of the Southern Expressway ...