COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The "Queen of Jaffna," a once-popular train linking the ethnic Tamil's northern heartland to the rest of Sri Lanka before a bloody civil war cut the link 24 years ago, chugs back ...

After introducing special passenger transportation plans from June 15, the Railway Department has launched an intercity luxury express train service from Mount Lavinia to Jaffna today. They said the ...

The Jaffna- Colombo train service re-commenced operations today in keeping up with COVID-19 health regulations after nearly three months since the islandwide curfew was imposed in mid-March, the ...

The Northern Line is an 8-hour journey from Jaffna in the north of the island to the capital Colombo, on a line that was ...

The Department of Railways announced on Thursday (19) that several special train services would be available between Colombo Fort and Kankesanthurai, Jaffna to facilitate presidential election work. A ...

The "Queen of Jaffna," a once-popular train linking the ethnic Tamil's northern heartland to the rest of Sri Lanka before a bloody civil war cut the link 24 years ago, chugs back into service next ...

More than two decades after its destruction in Sri Lanka's civil war, the rail link between the capital Colombo and the northern city of Jaffna re-opened on Monday amid hopes that it will give a boost ...

Two new train services between Jaffna and Colombo will be in operation as a part of a one-moth test run from tomorrow (Aug 2), the station master of the Jaffna Railway station said. One train will ...

It didn’t take long for me to get drawn into my first Michael Portillo moment. “Come, come and eat with us!” came the cry from a family grouping eagerly tucking into rice and curry spread out on a ...

Colombo, January 27 (Daily Mirror) - The Railways Department is set to commence the Jaffna night mail train service between Colombo Fort Railway Station and Kankesanthurai Railway Station from January ...