Up-Country Train Services from Nanu Oya to Badulla to Resume Saturday

Passenger train services on Sri Lanka's Up-country railway line, which were disrupted due to damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah, are scheduled to resume operations from Nanu Oya to Badulla starting this Saturday, July 20. Currently, services are limited to the stretch between Badulla and Ambewela. The announcement was made by Manjula Suraweera Arachchi, Chairman of the Nuwara Eliya District Coordination Committee and Member of Parliament, during a discussion regarding the Hatton SLTB depot. Restoration efforts are actively underway, addressing multiple landslide-affected sections including areas near Kotagala, Great Western, Nanu Oya, Parakumpura, and Ambewela, with some work involving the private sector. While the Nanu Oya to Badulla section reopens this week, the complete restoration of the entire Up-country line is projected to be finalized by September.