{"id":1879,"date":"2023-12-27T00:41:56","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?guid=ebfe9aaf50521d35d19717868609a4f8"},"modified":"2023-12-27T00:41:56","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T14:41:56","slug":"train-schedule-changes-on-northern-line-as-maho-anuradhapura-section-undergoes-modernization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=1879","title":{"rendered":"Train Schedule Changes on Northern Line as Maho-Anuradhapura Section Undergoes Modernization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slrailwayforum.com\/content\/images\/2023\/12\/Train-Schedule-Changes-on-Northern-Line-as-Maho-Anuradhapura-Section-Undergoes-Modernization.jpeg\" alt=\"Train Schedule Changes on Northern Line as Maho-Anuradhapura Section Undergoes Modernization\"><\/p>\n<p>There will be several changes to take place with the temporary closure of the Maho-Anuradhapura section for 6 months, starting January 7, 2024. This essential modernization effort aims to create a more reliable and advanced railway system, ensuring a smoother travel experience for commuters in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>Several direct trains from Colombo to KKS (Kankesanthurai) and Talaimannar will be canceled for the duration of the project.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These four train services will be canceled:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Train No. 4021\/4022 &#8211; KKS Intercity Express<\/li>\n<li>Train No. 4017\/4018 &#8211; Uttara Devi Intercity Express<\/li>\n<li>Train No. 5003\/5004 &#8211; Talaimannar Express<\/li>\n<li>Train No. 4089\/4090 &#8211; KKS Night Mail<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><!--kg-card-end: markdown--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Two train services between Anuradhapura and Kankesanthurai will be operational daily:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anuradhapura to KKS<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\n.tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">Train No<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">Start Time<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">End Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">4441<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">08:20<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">12:23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">4443<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">14:30<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">18:33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--kg-card-end: html--><\/p>\n<p>KKS to Anuradhapura<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: html--><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.tg  {border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0;}\n.tg td{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\n  overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\n.tg th{border-color:black;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;\n  font-weight:normal;overflow:hidden;padding:10px 5px;word-break:normal;}\n.tg .tg-0lax{text-align:left;vertical-align:top}\n<\/style>\n<table class=\"tg\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">Train No<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">Start Time<\/th>\n<th class=\"tg-0lax\">End Time<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">4480<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">06:00<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">10:16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">4481<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">14:20<\/td>\n<td class=\"tg-0lax\">18:57<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!--kg-card-end: html--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yal Devi Train Extension to Trincomalee:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As part of an experimental trial during the modernization period, the Yal Devi Express train with a single S13 powerset will be extended to Trincomalee as Train No. 7077\/7078.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rajarata Rejini Train will Run Between Maho and Beliatta:<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"read-more\">Read more:<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-bookmark-card\"><a class=\"kg-bookmark-container\" href=\"https:\/\/slrailwayforum.com\/maho-anuradhapura-section-closure-announced\/\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-title\">Maho &#8211; Anuradhapura Section Closure Date Announced<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-description\">SLR has officially announced the closure of the Maho &#8211; Anuradhapura section for six months, starting January 7, 2024.<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-metadata\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-bookmark-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/slrailwayforum.com\/content\/images\/size\/w256h256\/2023\/07\/800px-1-1.png\" alt=\"Train Schedule Changes on Northern Line as Maho-Anuradhapura Section Undergoes Modernization\"><span class=\"kg-bookmark-author\">Sri Lanka Railway Forum<\/span><span class=\"kg-bookmark-publisher\">SLRF Staff<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-bookmark-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/slrailwayforum.com\/content\/images\/2023\/12\/Maho---Anuradhapura-Section-Closure-Date-Announced.JPG\" alt=\"Train Schedule Changes on Northern Line as Maho-Anuradhapura Section Undergoes Modernization\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The maho-Anuradhapura section modernization project brings temporary train service changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":13100,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[471,485],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sri-lanka"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1879"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1880,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1879\/revisions\/1880"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}