The driver of a Colombo to Kandy train, who was reportedly intoxicated and agitated, abruptly stopped the train at Suduhumpola near the Kandy city and fled the scene. Passengers pursued and ...

A Police sergeant was killed when he was hit by the Colombo – Kandy express train in the Dematagoda area, a coroner’s court inquiry was told . The Officer in charge of the Police station Anuradha ...

The intercity express train to Kandy from Colombo Fort suffered a brake failure when it reached Alawwa this morning, the railway control room said. They said the train left Fort railway station at ...

A journey on one of the most charmingly decrepit railway systems in the world reinforces the maxim that all great travel involves a modicum of discomfort. Hill view: A passenger train wends its way ...

I’m fine with a little discomfort. Sitting shoulder to shoulder, a slight awkwardness here and there. Even the subtle wafts of a fellow passenger’s body odour don’t deter my mood as I’m preoccupied ...

A bus-train collision last Wednesday morning at a level crossing at Yangalmodara, about 66 kilometres from Colombo, which killed 37 passengers and injured more than 50, has exposed the crisis in Sri ...

Take buses to travel between cities in Sri Lanka, but not to get around Colombo • AFP It could take a while for new visitors to Sri Lanka to become accustomed to getting around Colombo and travelling ...