Sri Lanka opens China-funded railway line
Xinhua |
Updated: 2019-04-09 14:39
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COLOMBO - The Sri Lankan government declared on Monday to open a railway line constructed between Matara and Beliatta in the southern part of the island country which will hopefully boost passenger traffic into the deep south.
In the Matara railway station, a special train set off on its maiden journey on the newly-built railway around 9:00 am local time, and arrived at the final Beliatta station an hour later.
The 26.75-km long Matara-Beliatta railway extension was declared open for the public by Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Arjuna Ranatunga in the presence of Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera and other parliamentarians.
