The Department of Railways has planned to operate a special train service for passengers traveling to their hometowns for the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

The Department revealed that this special train service will be operated in two phases.

Accordingly, special trains will be deployed from Colombo to Badulla, Anuradhapura, Galle, Kandy, and Beliatta from 11 to 13 April, while the second phase will operate from 18 to 20 April for those returning to Colombo after the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays.