New train service from Fort to Matale from January 20

A new train service will be initiated from Colombo Fort to Matale from January 20 to meet the rising passenger demand.

The service will be inaugurated on the instructions of Sri Lanka Railway's General Manager B.A.P.Ariyarathna along the Colombo Fort - Matale railway line which has a distance of 148 kilometres.

The train will leave Colombo Fort Railway Station at 2.20 p.m. and reach Matale station at 7.13 p.m every Friday and Saturday.

The train will leave Matale station at 6.40 a.m. every Saturday and Monday and arrive at the Colombo Fort Railway Station at 11.15 a.m.

A first class ticket will cost Rs. 400 while a second class ticket is priced at Rs. 220. A third class ticket is Rs. 125.