Today, the Sri Lanka Railway Department conducted a meeting on linking the Railway to the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake at the Railway Department Headquarters in Colombo. The discussion mainly focused on starting the new connection from the BIA to the Fort Railway Station with available resources.
The FDD pointed out that starting the project will benefit many sectors in various ways and help improve the country's overall human security. In the short term, due to the current fuel shortages in the country, transport service charges to the airport has increased significantly—which may be reduced if the train service is made available for travelling.
The next round of discussions on the matter will take place at the Railway line located at the BIA this month. The FDD has been engaging with the Government and advocating on the matter for several years, and ongoing discussions are very positive from both parties; the Railway Department and Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Pvt) Ltd on linking the railway line to the BIA.
Today’s discussion was attended by W. A. D. S. Gunasinghe, General Manager Railway; Gamini Seneviratne, Deputy General Manager Railway; Maj. Gen. G. A. Chandrasiri, Chairman, Airport and Aviation Services (participated over the phone); Renuka Weerasinghe, Airport and Aviation Services; Vidya Abhayagunawardena Coordinator, FDD and other senior officials of the Railway Department.
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