Train services on Batticaloa line yet to be restored
September 19, 2018 10:21 am
Commuting trains on the Batticaloa railway line has not been restored, according to the Railway Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) Center.
Three wild elephants were killed last morning (18) after colliding with a train near the 127km post between the Habarana and Palugaswewa railway stations.
The train had derailed as a result of the accident also causing fuel to leak from one of the tanks.
Accordingly, the train that commutes from Colombo Fort to Batticaloa has been limited to Maho railway station while the train arriving from Batticaloa to Colombo Fort is limited to Galoya railway station.
However, maximum effort will be given for commuting the train departing from Colombo Fort at 06.30 a.m. to Batticaloa until its destination, added the Railway CTC Center.
