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Sri Lanka resumes train services to former rebel town
The Sri Lankan government on Saturday resumed train services to a former rebel-held town after 23 years.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa launched the train service linking the southern capital of Colombo to the northern Kilinochchi Town.
Kilinochchi was the de-facto capital of the rebels during the war, with rebel leaders operated from the area and taxed goods being transported along the road via the rebel town.
During the war between the Sri Lankan military and Tamil Tiger rebels, the railway line between Colombo and the northern town of Jaffna was completely damaged in areas including Kilinochchi.
Following the end of the conflict with the defeat of the rebels in May 2009, the railway track between Colombo and Omanthai, also in the north, was reconstructed with Indian assistance and now it has been extended to Kilinochchi.
As the next stage, the reconstruction of the railway track will be extended to Jaffna following which the north and the south will be linked once again by road, air, sea and the railway network.
Sri Lanka resumes train services to former rebel town - Xinhua | English.news.cn
The Sri Lankan government on Saturday resumed train services to a former rebel-held town after 23 years.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa launched the train service linking the southern capital of Colombo to the northern Kilinochchi Town.
Kilinochchi was the de-facto capital of the rebels during the war, with rebel leaders operated from the area and taxed goods being transported along the road via the rebel town.
During the war between the Sri Lankan military and Tamil Tiger rebels, the railway line between Colombo and the northern town of Jaffna was completely damaged in areas including Kilinochchi.
Following the end of the conflict with the defeat of the rebels in May 2009, the railway track between Colombo and Omanthai, also in the north, was reconstructed with Indian assistance and now it has been extended to Kilinochchi.
As the next stage, the reconstruction of the railway track will be extended to Jaffna following which the north and the south will be linked once again by road, air, sea and the railway network.
Sri Lanka resumes train services to former rebel town - Xinhua | English.news.cn