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<ref> [https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/228649/8330.pdf H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 121-122, paragraphs 3.29-3.31];. Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref>
The '''Ceylon Government Railway''' (CGR) was established 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 was totally independent of the Indian Railway system.
<ref> [http://www.railway.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=137&Itemid=181&lang=en Sri Lanka Government "Railways/History"];. Retrieved on 2 January 2016</ref>
