Severe rainfall disrupts train services, cancellations announced

January 11, Colombo (LNW): Numerous train services have been temporarily halted owing to flooding caused by the intense rainfall witnessed today (11).

Two night-mail trains that were originally scheduled to operate between Batticaloa and Colombo on the current date have been cancelled, the Department of Railway announced.

Furthermore, the express train, Udaya Devi, which operates from Colombo-Fort to Trincomalee via Batticaloa, and the train scheduled from Batticaloa to Colombo on the upcoming day, January 12, have also been suspended due to the prevailing weather conditions.

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Popular

More like this
Related

Power Market Reform Could Reshape Sri Lanka’s Apparel Export Future

Sri Lanka’s proposed electricity wheeling reforms could become an...

Digitalisation at Risk as Critical Cyber Flaws Threaten Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka’s ambitious digitalisation drive faces a potentially serious...

Customs Smashes Revenue Targets as Vehicle Taxes Drive Treasury Windfall

Sri Lanka Customs has delivered a striking fiscal performance,...

Sri Lanka’s AI Banking Revolution Risks Becoming a Systemic Trap

Sri Lanka’s push towards artificial intelligence-powered financial supervision presents...