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Jaffna Railway Station: On a fast track to success
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Jaffna's chief Station Master K. Preadeepan
The Jaffna Railway Station has turned to be one of the main out hubs for transportation between the north and the south.
Over 1,200 passengers pass through the station daily with four trains from Kankesanthurai (KKS) to the south and back to KKS. The intercity train has turned out to be the most popular train between the two destinations with most seats being booked on a regular basis.
Foreigners and locals at the bustling Jaffna Railway Station
The station is one of the best maintained stations in the country after the Bank of Ceylon sponsored the reconstruction of the station. ”After the war, this is one of the best transport facilities available,” says the Jaffna’s chief Station Master K. Preadeepan.
Mr. Pradeepan himself who joined the railway service in 1993 has worked in several stations in the south including Colombo and is fluent in Sinhala.
“I have worked more than five years in Colombo alone. The staff members there are like my brothers and sisters. Most of my service period has been with them,” says Mr. Pradeepan. In addition to the transport facilities the railway station also provides rooms for the travellers, located on the upper floor of the station.
“We have family rooms at Rs. 2,500, double rooms at Rs 1,500 and single rooms at Rs. 850 with taxes. The rooms are usually full up,” he said. (Additional reporting by S.Rubatheesan and N. Lohathayalan)
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