22 trains cancelled; No fuel for railway guards to report for duty

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Reports reaching that 22 trains, including office and intercity trains scheduled for today have been cancelled as railway guards were unable to report to work due to lack of fuel, the Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union (SLRSMU) said.

They said there is a possibility of cancelling a few trains, including two long-distance trains from Colombo Fort to Badulla and Kankesanthurai (KKS) after noon today.

Due to this cancellation of trains, commuters would undergo greater difficulties especially those who travel long distance. As long distance buses too are limited for some time, people were depending on trains for their travelling needs.

Therefore, the SLRSMU requested the General Manager of Railways (GMR) to assign sufficient trains for long distance travel on the lines where many trains are operated. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Roshanaly Friday, 01 July 2022 12:00 PM

Lockdown

Ama Friday, 01 July 2022 01:16 PM

Are you MAD ? You must be earning a FIXED monthly salary. What a stupid idea...

Mithun Friday, 01 July 2022 12:06 PM

At least tell us on time then we can find some other way. Ultimately we are the loosers.

Any way they don't work Friday, 01 July 2022 06:14 PM

Good people can walk. Every station can be converted as "dansalla".

Upali Friday, 01 July 2022 06:46 PM

It's ridiculous that the train guards could not go to work because of fuel shortage. If they really care about the passengers they could have gone to work by bicycle or other way. This is the sorry state of our country that no one wants to do their job but want their salaries on time.

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