Matara-Beliatta railway track opened to public today

The new railway line from Matara to Beliatta was handed over to the public under the patronage of Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Arjuna Ranatunga.

It takes only 20 minutes from Matara to Beliatta. 07 trains will run from the Beliatta railway station, one of them will be traveling to Galle and 04 trains to Maradana and the other two will be traveling to Jaffna and Vavuniya.

The first class train from Beliatta to Matara will be priced at Rs. 120 and the second class will be Rs.70.00. The third class is Rs. 35.00.

The length of this track is 26 kilometers and the construction cost estimate is US $ 278.2 million.

Chinese Exim Bank has provided financial support for this.

Four main railway stations have been established in 'Kekanadura', 'Bambarnanda', 'Vavrukannala' and 'Beliatta' areas and two substations have been established in 'Piladuwa' and 'Weherahena'.