Sri Lanka Railways

Sri Lanka Railways

Native name	ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය (Sinhala) இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவை (Tamil)
Company type	Government-owned corporation
Industry	Rail transport
Founded	1858; 166 years ago (1858)
Headquarters	Colombo, Sri Lanka
Key people	Mr. W.A.D.S. Gunasinghe, (General Manager)[1]
Services	Passenger railways Freight services Parcel carrier Catering and tourism services Parking lot operations Other related services
Revenue	Rs 7.412 billion (2018)[2]
Operating income	Rs −22.21 billion (2018) [2]
Net income	Rs −6.97 billion (2018) [3]
Owner	Government of Sri Lanka
Number of employees	14,885 (2018)[2]
Rail map of Sri Lanka Overview Reporting mark SLR Technical Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) Electrification 78 kilometres (48 mi)[4] (Planned) Length 1,508 km (937 mi) (track length)
Website	railway.gov.lk

The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவை Ilankai Pugaiyiradha Sēvai) is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator. As part of the Sri Lankan government, it is overseen by the Ministry of Transport. Founded in 1858 as the Ceylon Government Railway, it operates the nation's railways and links Colombo (the capital) with other population centres and tourist destinations.

The Sri Lankan rail network is 1,508 km (937 mi) of 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) broad gauge. Some of its routes are scenic, with the main line passing (or crossing) waterfalls, mountains, tea estates, pine forests, bridges and peak stations.