Talk:Kurunegala train crash

Latest comment: 10 years ago by Chrismorey in topic Location

Location edit

The name of the accident site is given differently in the title and the first para. Yattalgoda is not particularly near Kurunegala, being about 2/3 of the way from Colombo to Kurunegala.

Trains from Badulla to Colombo travel via Kandy, whereas Kurunegala is a main station on the separate line to Kilinochchi, Trincomalee and Batticaloa in the north and north-east. According to the Sri Lanka Government Information Centre, http://www.gic.gov.lk/gic/index.php?option=com_findnearest&task=train, there are no trains from Badulla to Kurunegala; unsurprisingly as there is no direct track, only via Colombo which is a terminus station. Trains no longer seem to be named so that doesn't help in checking the facts. Chrismorey (talk) 03:08, 2 January 2014 (UTC)Reply