Chinese carriages to improve rail services
The first shipment of Rail compartments ordered by the Railway
Department from China arrived at the Colombo Port on Friday. These
passenger carriages will be put into operation shortly, a spokesman for
the Railway Department told the Sunday Observer.
He said the Railway Department ordered 100 carriages from China and
25 have already arrived at the Colombo Port and the remaining 75
carriages will also arrive at the Colombo Port within the next three
months.
The Sri Lanka Railway which caters to over 300,000 passengers faced a
severe shortage of passenger carriages due to non importation of rail
carriages for the past 15 years.
With the mobilisation of these new carriages the Sri Lanka Railway
will provide a better service to rail commuters, he said. He said apart
from the carriages, the Railway Department has also ordered five
powersets from China for short distance operations. These powersets will
also reach the Colombo Port shortly.
These powersets will be operated between Colombo-Kurunegala,
Ambepussa, Polgahawela, Mirigama, Panadura, Galle, Chilaw and
Avissawella.
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