Rambukkana-Kadugannawa railway section enters final stage
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- Construction on Sri Lanka’s damaged Upcountry railway line between Rambukkana and Kadugannawa is scheduled to finish by September 15.
- Railway services from Peradeniya to Colombo are expected to resume early next month.
- Cyclone Ditwah damaged 97 locations along the Upcountry line, with some parts of the track left hanging like a vine bridge.
Work on the severely damaged Upcountry railway line between Rambukkana and Kadugannawa has entered its final stage.
Authorities are taking steps to complete construction on the section by September 15 and begin train services from Peradeniya to Colombo early next month.
Cyclone Ditwah, which struck on November 27, 2025, caused extensive damage to Sri Lanka’s railway network. Ninety-seven locations on the Upcountry line suffered severe landslides.
In some places along the Rambukkana-Kadugannawa section, the tracks were left hanging like a vine bridge.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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