Schedule of special train service for New Year
April 12, 2018 02:30 pm
Sri Lankan Railways has commenced special train service during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival season.
According to the press release issued by the Government Information Department this service will commence from Apr. 09 with three special trains.
In addition a special train started from Colombo Fort at 1.05 p.m. to Mahawa Junction and it will start at 5.10 p.m. from Mahawa Junction to Colombo Fort.
Meanwhile the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) said that measures have been taken to allocate 2, 000 additional busses for passengers traveling to their hometowns from the Colombo central bus stand.
The special bus service will operate 24 hours a day until April 15.
The Additional Special Train Service programme is as follows:
|
Date |
Starting Point |
Last Point |
Time |
Facilities |
|
2018/04/07 |
Colombo Fort |
Bandarawela |
07.20 pm |
Air conditioned |
|
Colombo Fort |
Mahawa Junction |
01.05 pm |
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|
Mahawa Junction |
Colombo Fort |
05.10 pm |
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|
2018/04/10 |
Bandarawela |
Colombo Fort |
8.05 am |
Air conditioner |
|
Colombo Fort |
Mahawa Junction |
01.05pm |
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|
Mahawa Junction |
Colombo Fort |
5 .10pm |
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|
2018/04/11 |
Colombo Fort |
Mahawa Junction |
01.05 |
|
|
Mahawa Junction |
Colombo Fort |
5.10 pm |
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|
Maradana |
Galle |
9.20 am |
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|
Matara |
Maradana |
7.00 pm |
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|
Maradana |
Matara |
2.55 pm |
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|
Galle |
Colombo Fort |
1.15 pm 05.55pm |
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|
2018/04/12 |
Colombo Fort |
Bandarawela |
07.20 pm |
Air conditioned |
|
Colombo Fort |
Jaffna |
10.00 am |
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|
Colombo Fort |
Galle |
6.50 pm |
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|
Colombo Fort |
Mahawa Junction |
, 01.05 pm |
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|
Mahawa Junction |
Colombo Fort |
5.10 pm |
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|
Maradana |
Matara |
2.55 pm |
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|
Matara |
Maradana |
7.00 pm |
||
|
Galle |
Maradana |
9.30 pm |
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|
Maradana |
Galle |
9.20 am |
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|
Galle |
Colombo Fort |
1.15pm 05.55pm |
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|
2018/04/13 |
Bandarawela |
Colombo Fort |
08.05 am |
Air conditioner |
|
Maradana |
Galle |
, 9.20 am 11.50 am |
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|
Galle |
Colombo Fort |
1.15pm 05.55pm |
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|
2018/04/14 |
Colombo Fort |
Veyangoda |
8.00 am |
|
|
Veyangoda |
Kalutara South |
9.30 am |
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|
Veyangoda |
Colombo Fort |
4 pm |
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|
Maradana |
Kalutara South |
7.40 am |
||
|
Kalutara South |
Veyangoda |
1.00 pm |
||
|
Veyangoda |
Kalutara South |
12.25 am |
||
|
Kalutara South |
Maradana |
3.20 pm |
||
|
2018/04/15 |
Colombo Fort |
Bandarawela |
07.20 pm |
Air conditioned |
|
Matara |
Maradana |
7.00 pm |
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|
- Maradana |
Matara |
2.55 pm |
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|
Jaffna |
Colombo Fort |
8.00 pm |
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|
2018/04/16 |
Bandarawela |
Colombo Fort |
08.05 am |
Air conditioned |
|
Matara |
Maradana |
- 7.00 pm |
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|
Colombo Fort |
Galle |
6.50 pm |
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|
- Maradana |
Matara |
2.55 pm |
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|
2018/04/17 |
- Maradana |
Galle |
9.20 am 11.50 am |
|
|
Galle |
- Maradana |
07.05 am |
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|
Galle |
Colombo Fort |
1.55 pm 05.55 pm |
