The Ministry of Transport has announced a combined public transport plan with the involvement of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and Sri Lanka Railways, in view of the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year festival.
Accordingly, the combined public transport plan will be effective from 09- 21 April 2025 for the convenience of people visiting their hometowns during this period.
Long-distance buses have been planned along the five main corridors of Kandy, Puttalam, High-level/ Low-level, Dambulla, and Galle. Apart from the permanent timetable, an additional 500 journeys have been included by the NTC and the SLTB.
An additional 350 buses have been deployed for services on the expressways from the Makunbura, Kadawatha, Kaduwela, and Colombo Bastian Mawatha depots to Galle, Matara, Badulla, Tangalle, and Kataragama.
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Railways has introduced additional train journeys from Colombo-Fort to Badulla, Kandy and Galle, apart form the regular train services.
An operation centre and a customer care centre operating 24/7 have also been established for the special bus and train services, which could be contacted via the hotline 1955 or WhatsApp number 071-2595555.
The public can contact the hotline 1958 regarding services of the SLTB and the hotline 1971 for services related to Sri Lanka Railways. (Newswire)
