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, runs through the scenic Sri Lankan hill country
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The Deyata Kirula intercity express train at Kurunegala, travelling between Kilinochchi and Colombo Fort
- Udarata Menike (Upcountry Maiden) - No. 1015 & 1016[2]
- Colombo to Badulla (Runs via Kandy)[3]
- Podi Menike (Little Maiden) - No. 1005 & 1006[2]
- Colombo to Badulla (Runs via Kandy)[3]
- (Little Maiden) - No. 1023 & 1024
- Colombo to Hatton
- (Maiden of “Senkadagala” – area name) - No. 1035 & 1036
- Colombo to Kandy
- Yal Devi (Princess/Queen of Jaffna) - No. 4077& 4078[2]
- Uttara Devi (Princess/Queen of the North) - No. 4017 & 4018 [2]
- Colombo Fort to Kankasanthurai (Intercity).
- Udaya Devi or Uthaya Devi (Princess/Queen of the Rise -East) - No. 6011 & 6012[2]
- Colombo to Batticaloa
- Rajarata Rejini (Queen(regnant) of the land of kings) - No. 8085, 8086, 4085, & 4086[2]
- Vavuniya to Matara (Runs via Colombo)
- Ruhunu Kumari (Princess of “Ruhuna” – southern province) - No. 8058 & 8059[2]
- Maradana to Matara (Runs via Colombo-fort)
- (Pearl Princess – North East Province -Chilaw) - No. 3427 [2]
- Panadura to Chilaw (Runs via Colombo-fort)
- Samudra Devi (Queen of the Oceans) - No. 8760 & 8327[2]
- Colombo to Galle[6]
- (Princess of Galle) - No. 8056 & 8057[2]
- Maradana to Beliatta (Runs via Colombo-fort)
- Sagarika (Ocean Girl) - No. 8096 & 8097[2]
- Colombo (Maradana) to Mathara[7]
- Sri Devi-No. 4003 & 4004
- Colombo(Fort) to Kankesanthurai
- Meena Gaya - No. 6079[2]
- Runs between Colombo and Batticaloa(Intercity)
- Deyata Kirula - No. 4017 & 4018.[2] Operating since 11 September 2011. Name was changed to Uttara Devi in mid-2015.
- Operates between Colombo and Kankesanturai
- - No. 1001 & 1002[2]
- From Colombo Fort to Badulla
- - No. 6075[2]
- Colombo fort to Polonnaruwa
- Dakshina - No. 8054[2]
- Maradhana to Beliatta
Discontinued services[]
Special services[]
- Bradby Express - Colombo to Kandy (connecting the Colombo and Kandy legs of the annual Bradby Shield Encounter of rugby union)[9]
Airport and 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Sri Lanka Railways Timetable" Archived 2012-01-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 2012-10-21.
- ^ "The Island". Samudra Devi in a Tangle of Love!. 2009-07-12. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ "Dailynews". Fifty Sagarika train passengers fined. 2010-10-14. Archived from the original on 2010-10-17. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ http://www.irfca.org/faq/faq-seltrain.html Famous Trains
- ^ "The Bradby express". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Viceroy Vintage Train Tours". Archived from the original on 2011-08-28. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
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