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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. | 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] | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_Railways Wkipedia] | ||
| + | *[http://www.railway.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137&Itemid=181&lang=en History of Sri Lanka Railways] | ||
[[Category:Railways]] | [[Category:Railways]] | ||
[[Category:Foreign Railways]] | [[Category:Foreign Railways]] | ||
Revision as of 09:07, 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.
