Train disruptions possible if SMs, junior staff don’t report to work

Due to the current fuel crisis in the country and the difficulties Station Masters (SM) and junior staff reporting are facing to report for work, there is a possibility of disruption to train services in the future, Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters' Union (SLRSMU) said.

They said they have accepted the current fuel crisis as people in the whole country are facing it.

In the face of fuel crisis, a large number of people who have been using private transport have now converted to using public transport. 

Although the government has provided various relief efforts to public servants in the wake of the fuel crisis, none of these concessions have been made available for railway employees, the union charged.

If no attention has been paid to the railway workers, there are signs that the trains will grind to a halt in the future. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)