Sri Lanka Railways has announced new speed limits and revised train schedules for night operations in areas where elephant crossings are common, in order to prevent frequent elephant-train collisions.
Accordingly, the revised train schedule, which is set to take effect from March 7, 2025, is as follows;
Colombo Fort – Batticaloa Route
Train 6011 (“Udaya Devi”)
Departure: Colombo Fort – 06:05 AM
Arrival: Batticaloa – 14:49 PM
Train 6075 (“Pulathisi”)
Departure: Colombo Fort – 06:05 PM
Arrival: Batticaloa – 12:03 AM
Train 6079 (“Meenagaya”)
Departure: Colombo Fort – 03:15 PM
Arrival: Batticaloa – 08:28 AM
Batticaloa – Colombo Fort Route
Train 6012 (“Udaya Devi”)
Departure: Batticaloa – 06:10 AM
Arrival: Colombo Fort – 14:53 PM
Train 6076 (“Pulathisi”)
Departure: Batticaloa – 01:30 AM
Arrival: Colombo Fort – 10:10 AM
Train 6080 (“Meenagaya”)
Departure: Batticaloa – 06:15 PM
Arrival: Colombo Fort – 03:30 AM
Colombo Fort – Trincomalee Route
Train 7083
Departure: Colombo Fort – 09:30 PM
Arrival: Trincomalee – 06:08 AM
Train 7084
Departure: Trincomalee – 06:30 PM
Arrival: Colombo Fort – 03:19 AM
