Sri Lanka Railways has announced that train service between Colombo Fort and Talaimannar, commences from today (24).Accordingly, train No. 5003 will depart Colombo Fort at 3:50 pm daily and reach Talaimannar at 10:28 pm, while Train No. 5004 will begin its return journey from Talaimannar at 4:10 am the following day, arriving at Colombo Fort at 10:44 am.The trains will stop at major stations including Gampaha, Kurunegala, Maho, Anuradhapura, Medawachchiya, Mannar Town, and Talaimannar Town.

However, until renovation work at Anuradhapura New Town station is completed, the train will not halt there.