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Train routes operated by Sri Lanka Railways

3 routes · classic 1 · scenic 2

Sri Lanka Railways runs 3 of the routes in the World Train Map atlas, 847 km of railway across 1 country. The longest is the Yal Devi at 397 km; the fastest is the Yal Devi, running up to 120 km/h; the oldest line it runs over here opened in 1924.

The company itself dates to 1864, filed on Wikidata as a business. What this page says about the company comes from Sri Lanka Railways's own Wikidata item, checked against the countries its routes here actually cross before any of it is used; everything about the railway is counted from this atlas. Wikipedia ↗ · Wikidata Q7585945 ↗

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Routes here
3
Total length
847 km
Countries
Sri Lanka
Fastest
Yal Devi · 120 km/h
Longest
Yal Devi · 397 km
Oldest line here
1924
Company founded
1864
Type
business

Classic (1)

Scenic (2)

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — each route page credits the author & licence

How many train routes does Sri Lanka Railways run?

3 of the routes in this atlas are Sri Lanka Railways services, covering 847 km across 1 country (Sri Lanka). That is what this atlas draws, not the operator's whole network — a national railway runs thousands of local services no map of notable journeys would list.

What is the fastest Sri Lanka Railways train?

The Yal Devi, Colombo to Jaffna, at up to 120 km/h. Its fastest scheduled run takes 6 h 40 min over 397 km.

Does Sri Lanka Railways run night trains?

Not in this atlas. All 3 Sri Lanka Railways routes listed here are daytime services.

When was Sri Lanka Railways founded?

Wikidata records the company's inception as 1864, and files it as a business. The oldest railway it runs over in this atlas opened in 1924 — the line and the company are rarely the same age, and this page dates both.

Countries Sri Lanka Railways runs in