Sri Lanka Railways gets first batch of new container carrier wagons and oil wagons
Sri Lanka Railways has reportedly received its first batch of new container carrier wagons and oil wagons, which is part of the institution’s efforts to improve its freight transport.
The Transport Ministry of Sri Lanka has said in a statement that 10 container carrier wagons were unloaded at the Colombo Port on Thursday along with five oil wagons.
The wagons were part of an order for 20 container carrier wagons and 30 oil wagons from India under an Indian government loan, the statement has noted.
Accordingly, Sri Lanka Railways now has 25 container wagons and 160 oil wagons.
The new container wagons can each carry a 40-foot container and cost 84,200 US dollars or 15 million rupees, the statement has added.
The new oil wagons each with 45,000 litres capacity have cost US$ 85,500 (approximately Rs. 15.2 million).
OSL take:
The government of Sri Lanka is engaged in upgrading the country’s transport system as part of its development programme. Both Sri Lanka Railways and Sri Lanka Transport Board are looking at upgrading its buses as well as trains. Therefore, foreign businesses/investors could explore business opportunities in Sri Lanka’s transport sector.
| Article Code : | VBS/AT/22052019/Z_1 |