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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.  


==External Links==
*[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]]
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[[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.

External Links