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One of the world’s most spectacular train rides costs less than $10-by Julia D’Orazio Source:Theage 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 with other things. Hardly staring into the abyss, I’m transfixed with Sri Lanka’s countryside slowly passing me. The island nation boasts one of the world’s most scenic train journeys. Its 1561-kilometre rail network extends like veins across the country, winding through gently sloping hills lined with tea plantations, gorges, rivers, waterfalls, viaducts and villages. The train from Kandy to Nanu Oya is slow travel at its finest. It’s slow travel at its finest, with some train speeds just 40km/h along the network, allowing ample time for an impromptu photoshoot. Sri Lanka’s first railway connected the country during British rule. The railroad was ...

Aug 3, 2023 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Ella Odyssey luxury train service soon-by Shirajiv Sirimane Source:Dailynews For the first time in Sri Lanka Railways and travel trade history a super luxury train will be introduced from next month from Kandy to Ella and back. The train will operate daily from Kandy to Ella in the morning and return in the evening. The interior of the new luxury train    This will have around 176 AC first class seats and over 144 second class seats in this train branded as ‘Ella Odyssey’ which will be operated by Sri Lanka Railways. Sri Lankan Association of Inbound Tour Operators (SLAITO) said they were delighted to learn of the launch of the new train from Kandy to Ella on a daily basis. “This is an excellent opportunity for tourists to travel on this scenic route . The train will have AC first and second class seats and also a restaurant serving buffet ...

Mar 2, 2022 Posted by In Articles Tagged , ,
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Improvements to Kelani Valley Railway – A response from a laymon-BY Dr Janaka Ratnasiri Source:Island This piece is written in response to a letter published by a former General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) in The Island of 29.10.2020 under the heading “Improvements to Kelani Valley Railway”, highlighting a difference of opinion as to whether the stretch up to Homagama should be elevated or not. PREVIOUS PROPOSALS FOR IMPROVING THE KV RAILWAY In response to an Island Editorial titled “Ailing Railways” which appeared on 02.12.2015, the writer wrote a piece proposing a solution to ailing railways which was published in The Island of 08.12.2015. This piece may be accessed via: http://archive.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=news-section&page=news-section&code_title=49. In the Budget for 2016, the government has allocated a sum of LKR 1.5 billion to modernize the Kelani Valley (KV) railway line. The writer proposed that once the KV line is modernized, it could be leased to a private party to ...

Nov 14, 2020 Posted by In Articles Tagged ,
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