COLOMBO (News 1st): The railway operations between Fort and Maradana is delayed due to a derailment of a train near the Fort Railway Station, the railway control room said.

The Railway Control Room said a train en-route to Colombo Fort, from Batticaloa, had derailed adding railway operation will be delayed as a result of this.

Measures are underway to restore operations back to normalcy.

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