Agreement to upgrade coastal railway

(August 11, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) The Ministry of Transport and RITES of India have concluded an agreement for upgrading the coastal railway from Colombo to Matara at a cost of US$ 167 million. It is envisaged to upgrade the track permitting trains to run at a maximum speed of 100 Km/h. Under this project SLR will receive 20 Nos of DMUs, 3 Locomotives and training of 600 Railway Employees.
-Sri Lanka Guardian