Sri Lanka Railways has amended the train schedule along the Batticaloa line starting from Friday (07 Mar), to prevent elephant-train collisions.
According to the Railway Department, the ‘Meenagaya’ intercity express train, which travels through an elephant corridor, will leave Colombo Fort for Batticoloa at 11.00 pm this Friday.
The Railway Department further said that additionally, Power Sets will be deployed instead of engine-driven trains.
The change from the usual 07.00 pm departure time follows a collision which killed a herd of elephants last month. (Newswire)
