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'''Ceylon Government Railway''' | '''Ceylon Government Railway''' | ||
| − | Not part of Indian Railway system. | + | Not part of Indian Railway system. |
| − | + | Built to transport tea and coffee to Columbo; progessive extensions until 1928 | |
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| + | The railway network was introduced by the British colonial government in 1864. The main reason for building a railway system in Ceylon was to transport tea and coffee from the hill country to Colombo. | ||
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| + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Railways Wkipedia] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Foreign Railways]] | [[Category:Foreign Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 09:01, 15 November 2015
Ceylon Government Railway
Not part of Indian Railway system.
Built to transport tea and coffee to Columbo; progessive extensions until 1928
The railway network was introduced by the British colonial government in 1864. The main reason for building a railway system in Ceylon was to transport tea and coffee from the hill country to Colombo.
