Yaal Devi intercity train reaches Jaffna after 24 years

වසර 24කට පමණ පසුව මීට සුළු මොහොතකට පෙර යාල් දේවි දුම්රිය යාපනයට ළඟාවිය. පලෙයි සිට යාපනයට ළගාවූ යාල් දේවී දුම්රියේ ජනපති මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ මහතාද විය.

“Yaal Devi” on track ; resumes it's services

The Yal Devi train resumes services to Jaffna after a lapse of 24 years.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa did ceremonially inaugurate the service 13th October 2014.
President opened the Northern Railway Line up to Jaffna and the President will join the inaugural drive as a special passenger.

Reference :
Yal Devi (sinhala: යාල් දේවී; Tamil: யாழ் தேவி) is a major intercity express train in Sri Lanka.^[2] Operated by Sri Lanka Railways, the Yal Devi connects Colombo, the nation's commercial hub, with the northern cities of Jaffna and Kankesanturai. Since 1990, the service has had to terminate at intermediate stations, due to the Sri Lankan civil war. Currently the Northern Line is being rebuilt to allow the Yal Devi to return to Jaffna and Kankesanturai.^[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yal_Devi

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