Categories: Headlines

Train fares hiked

The Sri Lanka Railways has decided to increase train ticket fares with effect from 1 October.

Although there has been no change in the minimum train ticket price of Rs 10, the distance that can be travelled for the ticket has been reduced from nine kilometres to seven.

The revised fares are as follows: the price of the Colombo Fort – Badulla third class ticket will be increased from Rs 205 to Rs 275; the Colombo Fort – Kandy third class ticket will be increased from Rs 110 to Rs 140; the Colombo Fort – Galle third class ticket will be increased from Rs 105 to Rs 135; the Colombo Fort – Matara third class ticket will be increased from Rs 130 to Rs 170; whilst the Colombo Fort – Jaffna third class ticket will increased from Rs 320 to Rs 350.

In addition, second class and first class tickets, sleeping berth tickets, inter-city train tickets, and parcel tickets will also be increased.

Meanwhile, Commercial Superintendent at the Department of Railways N.J. Idipolage has said that the ticket price hike was due to the Department of Railways suffering Rs 6.7 billion losses last year.

AddThis Website Tools
Lankanewspapers

Recent Posts

LNP – Sri Lanka to waive visa fees for 40 more countries – Foreign Minister

LNP – Sri Lanka to waive visa fees for 40 more countries – Foreign Minister

The Government of Sri Lanka has decided to waive visa fees for 40 additional countries…

2 days ago
LNP – Hrithik Roshan to grace City of Dreams grand opening on 2 August

LNP – Hrithik Roshan to grace City of Dreams grand opening on 2 August

Indian film star Hrithik Roshan is set to visit Sri Lanka next month to attend…

2 days ago
LNP – Sri Lanka has identified five potential sites for first nuclear power plant

LNP – Sri Lanka has identified five potential sites for first nuclear power plant

Sri Lanka is making progress in establishing nuclear infrastructure and has already identified potential new-build…

2 days ago

LNP – President Anura Kumara to visit Maldives on Monday

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will undertake a state visit to the Maldives from July 28…

2 days ago

LNP – Former Minister P. Dayaratne passes away at 89

Former Minister P. Dayaratne, a veteran politician and long-serving Member of Parliament from the Ampara…

2 days ago

LNP – Rise in rambutan-related accidents

Experts have raised concerns over a growing number of accidents involving people falling from rambutan…

3 days ago