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Udaya Devi (Sinhala: උදය දේවි, Princess/Queen of the Rise/Morning) is an Express train that runs between Colombo Fort and Batticaloa in Sri Lanka.. The Udaya Devi is one of three trains that runs between Colombo Fort and Batticaloa.The other trains are Pulathisi Intercity train and Night mail train that runs between Colombo and Batticaloa.
Pattipola railway station is the 66th station on the Main Line, and is 226.8 km (140.9 mi) away from Colombo. [1] It is the highest railway station in Sri Lanka with an elevation of 1,897.5 m (6,225 ft) high above mean sea level. [2] [3] The station has one platform with a second track as a siding loop.
The Rameswaram (Boat Mail) Express, previously known as the Boat Mail or Indo-Ceylon Express, is an express train that connects Rameswaram with the state capital Chennai via Tambaram, Chengalpet, Melmaruvattur, Viluppuram, Cuddalore port, Chidambaram, Sirkazhi, Mayiladuthurai, Tanjore, Tiruchchirappalli, Pudukkottai, Karaikudi, Sivagangai, Manamadurai, Paramakkudi and Ramanathapuram.
Sri Lanka Railways M6 is a class of 16 Diesel-electric locomotives imported to Sri Lanka in 1979. Manufactured by Thyssen-Henschel in Kassel, West Germany, under licence from Electro-Motive Division of the United States.
The Ruhunu Kumari train started using M2 572 British Columbia on 24 October 1955, the first long distance luxury passenger train service in Sri Lanka. The same loco hauled the first Udarata Manike Colombo - Badulla train on 23 April 1956, and on the same day the Yal Davi started, hauled by M2 569 Ontario , in the far north of the country.
The Trincomalee line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branching off the Batticaloa line at Gal Oya Junction, the line heads north-east through North Central and Eastern provinces before terminating at the eastern city of Trincomalee. The line is 70 kilometres (43 mi) long and has nine stations. [1] The line opened in 1927. [2]
Singha Malai Tunnel, the longest railway tunnel in Sri Lanka (located between Hatton and Kotagala) 60 feet bridge, a 18.3 m (60 ft) long steel railway bridge (located between Hatton and Kotagala) Sri Muthu Mariyamman Kovil, a Hindu temple; Subramaniam Kovil, Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan
S9 DMU was introduced to Sri Lanka in year 2000. This was built by China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation and this was the first Diesel-Electric multiple unit to run on Sri Lanka rail. Specifications. One S9 train-set consists of four Third Class(TC) passenger carriages, 1 Driving Trailer and one Power car with passenger seating ...