Tuesday, September 18, 2018

An Intercity Train And Night Mail Train Scheduled At The Batticaloa Railway Line Have Been Cancelled After Wild Elephant -Train Collision

Due to the Wild Elephant -Train
Collision occurred this morning  (18)between Habarana and Palugaswewa areas ,The Trincomalee-Battocaloa  night mail Train and Colombo -Batticaloa Intercity Train scheduled for tonight  have been cancelled the Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced.

Due to the Accident Train services on Batticaloa Railway line have been restricted to Mahawa Train Station.

Meanwhile Sri Lanka Petroleum Corporation has taken steps to transport required Fuel tanks to Batticaloa by vehicles following the incident to avoid a fuel shortage there.

Petroleum Corporation had already announced that the loss incurred due to the leaking of fuel from the Fuel tanks at the Train which  collided with a Herd of Wild Elephants ,will be charged from Sri Lanka Railways Department.

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