Sri Lanka Railways
Sri Lankan government-owned railway
The Sri Lanka Railway Department (also known to locals as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவை Ilankai Pugaiyiradha Sēvai) is Sri Lanka's railway owner. It is looked after by Sri Lanka's Ministry of Transport. It was created in 1858 as the Ceylon Government Railway. It runs Sri Lanka's train service.[3][4][5][6]
| Industry | Rail transport |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1858 |
| Headquarters | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Key people | Mr. B. A. P. Ariyaratne, General Manager (act.) |
| Revenue | LKR 4,200,000,000[1] |
| - LKR 7,500,000,000 | |
Number of employees | approx. 14,400[2] |
| Website | www.railway.gov.lk |
References
change- ↑ "Rolling Loss". Lanka Business Online. 10 April 2012. Archived from the original on 19 November 2012. Retrieved 12 April 2012.
- ↑ "Overview". Sri Lanka Railways. Archived from the original on 1 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
- ↑ "Ceylon Railway Enthusiasts Circle (CREC)/SLRF". Sri Lanka Railway 145th Anniversary Trip. 2 January 2010.
- ↑ World Survey of Foreign Railways. Transportation Division, Bureau of foreign and domestic commerce, Washington D.C. 1936. p. 83.
- ↑ "Daily News". IESL proposes railway electrification project. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012.
- ↑ http://infolanka.asia/sri-lanka/transport/the-indo-lanka-land-bridge-reviving-the-proposal Archived 2016-01-20 at the Wayback Machine The Indo-Lanka Land bridge: Reviving the Proposal