SLTB announces special transport service for people to return from villages

Date:

By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) announced that special transport services for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year will be in operation today (16).

Accordingly, additional buses and travel times will operate till April 18, for those returning from their villages, the Board said.

Meanwhile, Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association stated that 50 per cent of private buses are expected to operate today.

About 20 per cent of private buses operated yesterday (15) and arrangements have been made to operate about 50 per cent today, according to Union Chief Gemunu Wijeratne.

Meanwhile, Deputy Railway General Manager V.S. Polwattage revealed that special trains will operate till April 17 for the convenience of passengers. These services will operate in addition to the existing train schedule, he added.

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

THE JOHN KEELLS COLLAPSE: How Sri Lanka’s Mightiest Empire Built a Rs. 210 Billion or US $ 700Mn DEBT House of Cards

EXCLUSIVE: The Devastating Inside Story of John Keells Holdings'...

Hatton National Bank PLC and Nucleus Software Collaborate to Enhance Transaction Banking Experience with FinnAxia®

Sri Lanka- 30th July,2025: HNB PLC, one of Sri Lanka’sleading and most forward-looking financial...

McLarens, which excels in its support for badminton, undertakes the weight of another international competition.

For several years, the Sri Lankan badminton sport has...