More stations are planned to be added on this section in future depending on passenger demand. As of July 2010, around 1,411 land plots were acquired from residents for the construction of the railway ...

Four railway stations and two sub-railway stations have been set-up between Beliatta and Matara. Accordingly, the main railway stations will be established at Kekanadura, Bambarunda, Wewrukannala, and ...

The newly constructed Matara-Beliatta railway extension will be vested with the public today, the Ministry of Transport said yesterday. The first train will leave for Beliatta from Matara Railway ...

According to the new timetable, the Matara Rajina, Galu Kumari, Sagarika and several other trains which commenced their route from the Matara railway station, will have to commence and end their ...

The first train will leave for Beliatta from Matara Railway Station 9.00 a.m tomorrow. The Ministry said that there would be seven trains on the Matara - Beliatta railway line which will start ...

A train stops at the Matara Railway Station preparing to depart for Beliatta in Sri Lanka, April 8, 2019. The Sri Lankan government declared on Monday to open a railway line constructed between Matara ...

The Matara-Beliatta railway line includes two of the largest bridges in the country, stretching 1.5km and 1.04km. It also features the longest railway tunnel and modern railway stations. Last month, ...

A train stops at the Matara Railway Station preparing to depart for Beliatta in Sri Lanka, April 8, 2019. The Sri Lankan government declared on Monday to open a railway line constructed between Matara ...

At 12-50 p.m., when a Chinese-built train on the Galle-Matara Railway line hit the 100 kmph mark, it marked a first for the Sri Lankan Railway.

In the Matara railway station, a special train set off on its maiden journey on the newly-built railway around 9:00 am local time, and arrived at the final Beliatta station an hour later.