Sri Lanka Railways To Transport Coal And Goods Through Trains

In view of increasing the income the Sri Lanka Railways Department has decided to transport coal and goods through trains.

Around ten private companies have already agreed to transport their goods through trains and one company had signed an agreement with Sri Lanka Railways Department to transport coal from china bay port in trincomalee to palavi with effect from today(07) the department has announced.

Through this programme the department is expected to avoid environment pollution on roads,minimize the traffic on roads due to tipper trucks and to minimize road accidents it has been reported.