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Transport in Sri Lanka is based on its road network, which is centred on the country's commercial capital Colombo. A rail network handles a portion of Sri Lanka 's transport needs. There are navigable waterways, harbours and three international airports: in Katunayake , 35 kilometres (22 mi) north of Colombo, in Hambantota, and in Jaffna.
Kollupitiya-Sri Jayawardenapura: 7.12 A1 Colombo-Kandy: 115.85 A2 Colombo-Galle-Hambantota-Wellawaya: 317.78 A3 Peliyagoda-Puttalam via Ja-Ela, Negombo and Chilaw: 126 A4 Colombo-Ratnapura-Wellawaya-Batticaloa: 430 A5 Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkalady: 276 A6 Ambepussa-Kurunegala-Trincomalee: 198.71 A7 Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya: 119 A8
Service IC Service IC with Veyangoda–Ruwanwella (B445) Road Mirigama South 33.37 Service IC Mirigama Divulapitiya Negambo Road Mirigama North 37.8 Service/System IC Service IC Pasyala Giriulla Road and System IC with Ambepussa link Road Ambepussa 47.1 Junction Ambepussa–Kurunagala–Trincomalee Road (A006 Road) Nakalagamuwa 55.5 Service IC
The newest expressway is the Port Access Elevated Highway running from New Kelani Bridge, Colombo to Athurugiriya, It is estimated to be finished in 2025. All E-Grade highways in Sri Lanka are access-controlled, toll roads with speeds limits in the range of 80–110 kilometres per hour (50–68 mph).
1914 map of the tram network and mosques in Colombo. The tram network consisted of a single 12 km (7 mi) line which utilised a 42 in (107 cm) rail gauge. [8] A total of 52 cars were in service, shuttling thousands of passengers between ten stops on the route from Maradana Station to Borella. [9]
Sri Lanka: Current operator(s) Sri Lanka Railways: Former operator(s) Ceylon Government Railway: Route; Termini: Colombo Fort railway station: Stops: Badulla railway station: Distance travelled: 292.4 km (181.7 mi) [1] Average journey time: 8 - 10 hours: Service frequency: Daily: Train number(s) 1045 (Colombo Fort - Badulla) 1046 (Badulla ...
The expressway will be Sri Lanka's costliest and most expensive road, estimated at US$57 million per km [6] In January 2013, Road Development Authority said that there will be an extra interchange in Athurugiriya with the intention of accommodating projected traffic from a fast developing area.
The expressway reduces the time taken to travel from Colombo to Galle (116 km (72 mi)) to one hour from three hours, and Colombo to Matara (29.3 km (18.2 mi)) to one and a half hours from four hours taken by the regular A2 highway. The extension of the expressway to Hambantota was inaugurated on 4 July 2015.