Several evening trains likely to be cancelled on Monday (2)

by Staff Writer 02-01-2023 | 3:02 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Sri Lanka Railways said that multiple train operations scheduled for Monday (2) evening are likely to be cancelled.

A Senior Official at Sri Lanka Railways said that the shortage of staff had led to a situation of trains likely being cancelled.

Ten office trains scheduled for Monday (2) morning were cancelled.

The Railways Control Room said that these trains were to operate on the Kelani Valley, Coastal, Puttlam and Main routes.

Around 30,000 Public Sector employees retired on the 31st of December last year, and around 500 workers from Sri Lanka Railways also went on retirement.

Railway Trade Unions said that this has put multiple operations at Sri Lanka Railways in limbo.

However, Sri Lanka Railways was granted permission to re-employ on a contract basis around 300 essential service employees who were set to retire at 60 years of age on 31 December 2022.

Permission was granted based on the recommendations made by the Committee led by the Prime Minister's Secretary, as well as the President's Secretary.

Sri Lanka Railways said that these employees will be in service on contract basis.