Sri Lanka Railways has announced the addition of two special trains dedicated to school students, aiming to ease travel in the hill country. One train will operate between Nawalapitiya and Hatton, while the other will run from Kandy to Wattegama.In a further boost to rail connectivity, the Pulathisi Intercity train service will resume operations from January 9, following a temporary suspension due to recent disaster conditions. Additionally, the popular Ella Odyssey tourist train is scheduled to return to service from January 7, offering scenic journeys for travelers once again.
6075 departs Colombo Fort at 12:45 pm and arrives in Batticaloa at 8:07 pm. 6076 departs Batticaloa at 4:00 pm and arrives in Colombo Fort at 11:30 pm. Train operations:Waththegama - Kandy: departs Waththegama at 5:45 am, arrives Kandy at 6:30 am.
Summarised from NewsWire English
People- Hatton3
- Sri Lanka Railways2
- Kandy - Waththegama
- AMKandy - Arrival
- Ella Odyssey
- Nawalapitiya
- Waththegama
Organisations- Ella Odyssey3
- Nawalapitiya3
- Pulathisi Intercity2
- Railway Department2
- SL Railways Resumes Tourist Services
- Pulathisi Intercity Express Train
- Pulathisi Intercity Train
- Badulla to Colombo Fort
Places- Batticaloa to Colombo Fort2
- Colombo Fort2
- Wattegama2
- Fort
Keywords- resumption2
- recommence
- restarts
- january
- scenic
- school
- trains
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