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Monday, February 15, 2010 - 07.45 GMT

Container transport rail service after 20 yrs

 
The Colombo Fort Railway Station commenced a container transport rail service under the President’s initiative to broaden consumer transport facilities through railways, yesterday (Feb 14).

Sri Lanka Railways resumed this service after a lapse of nearly 20 years. This will reduce the traffic jams and travelling cost compared to transportation on roads.

A special train carrying 17 containers which contained building equipment, left the Colombo Fort Railway Station to Thandikulam, the Railways Department said. The Fort Station will transport approximately 1000 containers through this service, a spokesman said.

This profitable system will be used to transport food and other goods in the future.

 

 
 
   
   
   
   
   

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