Sri Lanka, March 3 -- Sri Lanka Railways has announced new speed limits and revised train schedules for night operations in areas where elephant crossings are common, in order to prevent frequent elephant-train collisions.

Accordingly, the revised train schedule, which is set to take effect from March 7, 2025, is as follows;

Colombo Fort - Batticaloa Route

Train 6011 ("Udaya Devi")

Departure: Colombo Fort - 06:05 AM

Arrival: Batticaloa - 02:49 PM

Train 6075 ("Pulathisi")

Departure: Colombo Fort - 03:15 PM

Arrival: Batticaloa - 12:03 AM

Train 6079 ("Meenagaya")

Departure: Colombo Fort - 11:00PM

Arrival: Batticaloa - 08:28 AM

Batticaloa - Colombo Fort Route

Train 6012 ("Udaya Devi")

Departure: Batticaloa - 06:10 AM

Arrival: C...