India raliway compartments to ease commuter congestion

COLOMBO: Measures have been taken to procure 160 railway compartments from India to reduce the current commuter congestion, said the Railway General Manager Dhammika Jayasuriya.

He was addressing a media briefing organized by the Department of Government Information to make aware the people of the measures taken to develop the Railway Service.

Fifty compartments out of the order that has been placed have reached the country already. The rest of the order is expected soon in the country.

He also said that plans are afoot to import an air-conditioned – 550-seater train to be deployed on long-distance services.

The General Manager who pointed out that the development of the country’s Railway Service is a practical solution to the current vehicular traffic congestion said that several special projects have been identified in this regard.

Major among the particular project is the extension of the main line up to Battaramulla and introducing an electric train service.