10 Office Trains to Operate Despite Strike

As the discussion held with the Ministry of transport yesterday failed, Railway Union’s Secretary Indika Dodangoda said, they will continue their strike until the issue raised by them is sorted out.

The Railway Main Control Room says that 276 scheduled train journeys were cancelled due to the ongoing strike. But all efforts were taken to operate at least 10 office trains today (08).

Accordingly office trains left Kandy, Rambukkana, Polgahewala, Maho, Galle, Matara and Avissawella towards Colombo this morning. These office trains are expected to reach Colombo Fort between 800 and 900 hrs.

Meanwhile Deputy Minister of Transport Asoka Abeysinghe said, that despite strike all possible steps have been taken to provide transport without in convening the public.