List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka
This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Sri Lanka, by operator.
Sri Lanka Railways
Regular Services
In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka Railways, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala, started to name major passenger services.[1]
- Udarata Menike (Upcountry Maiden) - No. 1015 & 1016[2]
- Runs between Colombo and Badulla[3]
- Podi Menike (Little Maiden) - No. 1005 & 1006[2]
- Connects Colombo and Badulla (no longer runs via Kandy, only through coaches to Kandy)[3]
- Tikiri Menike (Little Maiden) - No. 1023 & 1024
- Colombo to Hatton
- Senkadagala Menike (Maiden of “Senkadagala” – area name) - No. 1035 & 1036
- Runs between Colombo and Kandy
- Yal Devi (Princess/Queen of Jaffna) - No. 4001 & 4002[2]
- Uttara Dewi
- From Colombo Fort to Kankasanthurai (Inetercity).
- Udaya Devi or Uthaya Devi (Princess/Queen of the Rise -East) - No. 6011 & 6012[2]
- Runs between Colombo and Batticaloa
- Rajarata Rajina (Queen(regnant) of the land of kings) - No. 8085, 8086, 4085, & 4086[2]
- Runs between Vavuniya and Matara via Colombo
- Ruhunu Kumari (Princess of “Ruhuna” – southern province) - No. 8058 & 8059[2]
- Between Colombo(Maradana) and Matara
- Samudra Devi (Queen of the Oceans) - No. 8760 & 8327[2]
- Colombo to Galle[6]
- Galu Kumari (Princess of Galle) - No. 8056 & 8057[2]
- Colombo(Maradana) to Matara
- Sagarika (Name of Ocean in Sinhala Language) - No. 8096 & 8097[2]
- Colombo (Maradana) to Galle[7]
- Siyanae Kumari - No.8039 & 8040
- Operates between Kandy and Matara
- Nayana Kumari - No.8062 & 8063
- Operates between Colombo and Hikkaduwa
- Muthu Kumari (Princess of Pearls) - No. 3427 & 3803[2]
- Operates between Colombo and Chilaw
- Meena Gaya - No. 6079[2]
- Runs between Colombo and Batticaloa(Intercity)
- Deyata Kirula - No. 4017 & 4018.[2] Operating since 11 September 2011.
- Operates between Colombo and Jaffna
Discontinued Services
- Boat Mail (discontinued since 23 December 1964)[8]
- Service was operated between Colombo and Chennai, India, with ferry service to cross Rama Sethu.
- Hijra
- Colombo Fort to Batticaloa via Trincomalee
- Denuwara Manike
- From Colombo Fort to Kandy
Special Services
- Bradby Express - Colombo to Kandy (connecting the Colombo and Kandy legs of the annual Bradby Shield Encounter of rugby union)[9]
Airport & Aviation Services
- Airport Express - Colombo Secretariat to Bandaranaike International Airport using a Hitachi Class S5 DMU4.
J.F. Tours & Travels
- Viceroy Special - Colombo to Kandy, Badulla, or Galle; by charter (Tourist excursion train powered by steam)[10]
See also
References
- ↑ "The Island". Rampala regime in the local Railway History. 2010-07-19.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Sri Lanka Railways Timetable"
- 1 2 "A beginner's guide to Train travel in Sri Lanka . . ."
- ↑ http://www.colombopage.com/archive_14B/Oct13_1413188982CH.php
- ↑ "Dailynews". President requests patriotic citizens: Join us in building Northern rail track. 2009-03-24.
- ↑ "The Island". Samudra Devi in a Tangle of Love!. 2009-07-12.
- ↑ "Dailynews". Fifty Sagarika train passengers fined. 2010-10-14.
- ↑ http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-seltrain.html Famous Trains
- ↑ "The Bradby express". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ↑ Viceroy Vintage Train Tours
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