Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) says that workplace prepare providers alongside the coastal line will proceed with out cancellations, regardless of the derailment of the “Sagarika” specific prepare at Wadduwa Railway Station.
Accordingly, authorities have determined to function trains as much as the purpose of derailment, the place passengers will probably be disembarked and transferred to a different prepare to proceed their journeys to their respective locations.
Nevertheless, a closing resolution has not but been made concerning the operation of long-distance prepare providers.
The “Sagarika” specific prepare, working from Beliatta to Maradana, derailed this morning (April 24), ensuing within the obstruction of each railway tracks.
( Earlier information 2026 April 24 – 9:22.a.m.)
Trains on coastal line, disrupted
Prepare providers on the shoreline had been disrupted after the ‘Sagarika’ specific prepare, travelling from Beliatta to Maradana, derailed this morning (April 24).
The derailment is reported to have occurred close to Wadduwa Railway Station.
Each tracks have been blocked following the incident, leading to an entire disruption of prepare providers on the coastal line in each instructions by means of the affected space.
