Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- The government has announced plans to increase the number of locomotive engines in operation daily to minimize train delays and cancellations.

Following a visit to Ella, Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Dr. Prasanna Gunasena stated that this initiative aims to enhance the quality of railway services.

"Before electric trains are introduced, Sri Lanka's train cancellations must stop. There are about 217 to 220 trains running daily. In the past, about 17 to 20 of them were cancelled. We need to stop the cancellations as much as possible. We need to do everything we can to keep the train engines running," he said.

Dr. Gunasena further stated that Sri Lanka requires about 60 to 70 train engines for daily opera...