|
Sri Lanka railway (1864) |
|
|
313 |
| major stations |
168 |
| Sub stations |
145 |
|
|
|
| Diesel Electric |
75 |
| Diesel hydraulic |
23 |
| Diesel multiple units |
37 |
| Steam locomotives |
4 |
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|
|
| Total route length |
1447km |
| Track gauge |
1676 mm |
| Ruling gradient |
1in 44 |
| Ruling curvature |
100m |
| Rail type |
80lbs/yd 88lbs/yd 90lbs/yd |
| Wooden sleepers |
1300km |
| Concrete |
150km |
|
|
|
| Color light signaling with CTC |
76km |
| Color light signaling without CTC |
106km |
| Mechanical signaling |
1268km |
| Employees |
18605 |
|
|
|
| Number of passengers |
87.4 millions |
| Passenger-kilometers |
3538 millions |
| Freight Carried |
|
| Freight tonnage |
1.352 |
| Tonne- kilometers |
107.7 |
|
Reference : Rail 2000 by
priyal deSilva |
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