Under the "Re-Awakening of East" program of the Government, a new Rail-Bus service launched to facilitate transportation between Battticaloa and Trincomalee yesterday.

The Indian Government had granted ten buses to Sri Lanka and requested the Government to be deploy them in the Eastern Province. According to railway officials, the new transportation mode is expected to reduce the travel time between Batticaloa and Trincomalee.

Each rail bus will have two buses and the first rail bus will be seen among the Batticaloa-Trincomalee railway. Four rail buses are also expected to be deployed on the Northern railway track in the near future, the officials further said.

According to Sri Lanka Railway officials, the rail bus service will be launched by Senor Presidential Adviser, Basil Rajapaksa, Indian High Commissioner, Alok Prasad and Transport Minister, Dullas Alahapperuma at the Batticaloa Railway station.