The protest resulting in the stranding of eighteen trains operating on the main railway line has been called off.

The protesters had dispersed following discussions held with the relevant authorities.

According to our area correspondent, Chandana Gunasekara a group of commuters who got off the train at the Alawwa train station had assaulted the train driver and had subsequently obstructed the railway track.

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