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5 sources·Updated Dec 21, 2025

Train services resume on Badulla-Ambewela line

Train services resumed between Badulla and Ambewela in Sri Lanka after 23 days due to Cyclone Ditwah. A special train, the Udarata Menike, operated by Sri Lanka Railways, marked the occasion with officials present. The line is crucial for tourism and transport.

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  • News First·Dec 20, 2025Train services restored on Several Railway Lines
  • Gossip Lanka News English·Dec 20, 2025Badulla-Ambewela Train Service Resumes After 23 Days; Deputy Minister Joins Papare Dance in Celebration
  • News First·Dec 20, 2025Train Services Resume After Disaster
  • NewsWire English·Dec 20, 2025Upcountry Rail Service Resumes Between Badulla & Ambewela
  • Ada Derana·Dec 20, 2025Udarata Menike runs first train in 23 days as Badulla–Ambewela line reopens
  • Hiru News - English·Dec 19, 2025Main line train services between Badulla and Ambewela to resume
  • Ada Derana·Dec 19, 2025Train services to resume between Badulla and Ambewela from tomorrow

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  • Train services resumed on the Badulla-Ambewela section of Sri Lanka's upcountry railway line after 23 days.14
  • A special Udarata Menike service (SPL 1016) operated with a Class S14 power set departed from Badulla at 9:00 AM and returned to Ambewela at 9:30 AM on Saturday, December 20.12
  • The reopening follows extensive repair work due to landslides and heavy rain caused by Cyclone Ditwah.23
  • Officials including Deputy Transport Minister Prasanna Gunasena, Plantations and Community Infrastructure Minister Samantha Vidyaratne, and Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe attended the event.15
  • Train services are set to operate multiple times between Badulla and Ambewela starting from Saturday.234
  • Papare bands were present at the railway station for celebration.4

1 NewsWire English · 2 Ada Derana · 3 Hiru News - English · 4 Gossip Lanka News English · 5 News First

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  • Samantha Vidyaratne·
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  • Badulla·
  • Badulla Railway Station·
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