Regional Policy Dialogue on Transport Connectivity in Southern Asia 19-20November 2014

COUNTRY REPORT PRESENTATION RAILWAYS - SRI LANKA

WIJAYA SAMARASINGHE DIRECTOR PLANNING

A. Company Profile ORGANIZATION - DEPARTMENT OF SRI LANKA RAILWAY

P.O. Box,355,Olcott Mawatha , 10. Tel. +94 11-2421281 Fax: +94 11-2446490 Web. www.railway.gov.lk

General Manager Railway

AGM (T) AGM (O) AGM (A)

Director(Planning)

CAR PCO DPM SRS SRPF D/TTC OPS COM CEM CME CEW CSTE

MSM 02. COMPANY STATUS

 Operated as Government Department as per the provision of the Railway Ordinance

Service began in 1864, with the construction of the from Colombo to Ambepussa,  54 kilometers to the east. The first train ran on 27 December 1864 and the line was officially opened for traffic on 02 October 1865. NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES, STATIONS

Description Nos.

Employees Permanent 12,883 Casual 3,583 Total 16,466 Stations Main Station 160 Sub Station 149 Total 309 ANNUAL PASSENGER TRANSPORT

Description Nos (Mn) Passenger Km

(2013) 7000

6000

Number of 118.70 5000

Passengers 4000

Mn 3000

Passenger Km 6257.37 2000

1000

0 2010 2011 2012 2013 Passenger Km 4352.8 4574.19 5039.44 6257.38 Passenger 5000

4000

) 3000

Mn 2000 1000 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 Passenger 3112.7 3239.5 3598.1 4487.3 NUMBER OF ROLLING STOCKS

DESCRIPTION NOS

Locomotives 95

Power Sets 74

Carriages 740

Wagons 819 TRAIN OPERATING – RAIL NET WORK N Line KM o. 01 Main Line 291 02 Mat ale` Line 34 03 Line 120 04 Kelanively line 59 05 Line 212 06 Northern Line 339 07 line 70 08 161 09 Thalai 106 10 Mihintala Line 14 Total Track Length 1449 Average Number of Daily 350-360 Train runs SHARE OF THE DOMESTIC RAILWAY

 Share of the Domestic Railway- 100%  Share of Domestic passenger transport – 6% FINANCIAL SITUATION

Description Year

2012 2013

Passenger (US$)Mn. 27.69 34.52

Freight (US$) Mn. 3.55 3.17

Others (US$) Mn. 6.1 4.02 NET INCOME

2012 2013 Total Revenue (US$) Mn. 37.32 41.72 Recurrent Expenditure(US$) Mn. 66.52 81.43 Operating Loss (US$) Mn. (-29.19) (-39.72)

Revenue 6000

5000

4000

3000 Rs(Mn)

2000

1000

0 2010 2011 2012 2013 Revenue 4018 4235.6 4850.3 5411 TOTAL ASSETS VALUE

 Total Assets Value – 2000.00 US$ mn B . ISSUES TO BE ADDRESSED ISSUES

1. Sales 2. Finance 3. Human Resource Development 4. Facilities Maintenance 5. Research and Developments

SALES

1. Passenger Oriented Train Services 2. Customer care 3. Decreasing Revenue and volume of the Freight Transport 4. Market oriented FINANCE

1. Depend on Annual Budget Allocation 2. Fund Limitation Allocation for capital Activities is not sufficient 3. Less foreign funding 4. Highest interest and loan installments the foreign funding 5. Long period to finance the project 6. Insufficient revenue to cover the recurrent expenditure

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

1. Insufficient training and development 2. Under employment 3. Staff oriented Issues 4. Less motivation scheme 5. Less opportunities for training and development FACILITIES MAINTENANCE

1. Lack of funds to maintain the modern maintain technology 2. Lack of using new technology for maintenance activity(Rollingstocks,Signaling and Rail racks) 3. Less maintenance of passenger facilities in railway stations FUTURE PROSPECTS

1. Construction of new Rail tracks and upgrading – rehabilitation existing rail track 2. Restoration and improving of new signalling and telecommunication system 3. Multi model Development projects 4. Rail based tourism project 5. Increasing of Rolling stock position with adding new power sets, locomotive ,passenger carriages and wagons 6. To be joined with the Trans Asian train corridor through South India MAJOR PROJECTS TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN FUTURE 1. Construction of new Rail tracks and upgrading /rehabilitation of existing rail tracks 2. Restoration and improving of new signalling and telecommunication system 3. Multi model Development projects 4. Rail based tourism projects 5. Increasing of Rolling stock position with adding new power sets, locomotive ,passenger carriages and wagons 6. To be joined with the Trans Asian train corridor through South India

PODIUMS 1. SHOULD LANDSCAPED AND KEPT AS OPEN PUBLIC SPACES. 2. PODIUM HEIGHT TO BE VISUALLY REACHABLE HEIGHT TO THE PUBLIC. IT SHOULD HAVE AN IMPACT TO THE SURROUNDINGS.

3. PODIUM LENGTH OF MORE THAN 150 m TO BE BROKEN UP BY PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR CONNECTIONS. ( PLATE 2)

PLATE 2 : BROKEN PODIUMS TO BE LINKED WITH PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR CONNECTIONS

PEDESTRIAN / VEHICULAR CONNECTION COLOMBO-

SLAVE-ISLAND

COLLUPITIYA

BAMBALAPITIYA

WELLAWATTA

DEHIWALA

MOUNT-LAVINIA

RATMALANA

ANGULANA

PROPOSED RAILWAY LUNAWA STATIONS ALONG THE COASTAL LINE- FOR THE REDEVELOPMENT

PANADURA

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