Unanticipated railway strike leaves passengers stranded
August 23, 2023 08:59 am
An unanticipated trade union strike launched by railway controllers last night (Aug. 22) left passengers stranded for several hours.
The reason behind the token strike was an assault on a railway controller by an employee of Maligawatta railway yard.
According to the railway controllers’ union, the assault had taken place at around 7.00 p.m. last evening.
As a result of the unexpected token strike, several night mail train journeys scheduled for last night were delayed by several hours, leaving inconvenienced passengers stranded at railway stations.
However, the trade union action was called off at around 9.00 p.m.
