Stationmasters Launch Strike: Railway Operations Affected Islandwide

COLOMBO (News 1st) - Railway services across the country have been severely disrupted due to a strike launched by railway stationmasters at midnight yesterday.

The railway Operation and Control center confirmed that several long-distance trains, including those operating between Jaffna and Badulla, were cancelled this morning. 

The night mail scheduled for last night was also cancelled as a result of the strike.

Chairman of the Railway Stationmasters' Association, Sumedha Somaratne, said that the strike was launched to demand urgent solutions to longstanding issues related to the recruitment and promotion process within the railway service.