Construction of Sri Lanka's Southern Railway begins

Groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of Sri Lanka's Southern Railway project.

SRI LANKA: A groundbreaking ceremony at Beliatta on October 28 launched construction of the 26·8 km first phase of the 115 km Southern Railway project. The extension of the line from Matara to serve Kekanadura, Babarenda, Wavurukannala and Beliatta is scheduled to open in 2016.

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