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Colombo to Trincomalee, Batticaloa, and Vavuniya by railSecond Class is recommended on this route, as Third Class is too crowded. The Colombo-Trincomalee line is 296 km.
(06:10) = Depart Colombo 06:10, arrive Galoya 11:19, change trains, depart Galoya 15:30 for Trincomalee. (15:25) = Arrive Colombo at 15:25, having changed at Galoya, arrive 08:50, depart 10:15. ICE = InterCity Express. On this route ICEs have 2nd & 3rd class reserved seats & buffet car, plus a first class reserved seat car. Sleeper = 1st class sleepers (2-berth compartments), 2nd & 3rd class reserved sleeperettes (reclining seats), 2nd & 3rd unreserved seats, buffet car. You can check train times using the official Sri Lanka Railways website, www.railway.gov.lk, but please double-check all train times locally.
Colombo - Anuradhapura - VavuniyaTrains link Colombo with Anuradhapura and Vavunia. However, since 1990 trains no longer operate as far as Jaffna or Talaimannar Pier (previously the ferry terminal for India) because of the security problems in that area.
ICE = InterCity Express. On this route ICEs have 2nd & 3rd class reserved seats & buffet car. The 16:20 from Colombo & the 05:45 from Vavunia also have a 1st class air-conditioned car with reserved seats. Sleeper = NIGHT MAIL, with 1st class sleepers (2-berth compartments), 2nd & 3rd class reserved sleeperettes (reclining seats), 2nd & 3rd unreserved seats, buffet. 1 = 1st class air-conditioned seats car with reserved seats; 2 = unreserved 2nd class seats; 3 = unreserved 3rd class seats; R = buffet/restaurant car; You can check train times using the official Sri Lanka Railways website, www.railway.gov.lk. Courtesy: www.seat61.com
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