Kandy – via connecting train Matale – via connecting train Gampola Nawalapitiya Hatton Talawakelle Nanu Oya Haputale Bandarawela Ella Badulla Intercity Express Services [ICE]– Island wide Train NameFromDepartureToArrival Intercity Express Colombo Fort 16:20 Vavuniya 20:57 Intercity Express Vavuniya ...
to produce the commercially viable crop tea, they soon felt the need for better transport to haul the bulk produce to Colombo for shipment, a distance of 115 km. from Kandy. The road transport facilities were not only costly but also time consuming. The planters now began to agitate for a...