A train transporting fuel had derailed at around 2.30 a.m. on Sunday, April 5 in Nuwara Eliya.
This train was travelling from Nawalapitiya towards the Kotagala fuel store when it was derailed close to the Watawala Railway Station.

Due to this  situation, the train travelling from Colombo to Badulla has been stopped at the Watawala Railway Station. The passengers have been switched.

Construction of the railway tracks has begun in order to restore transportation to normalcy.

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