Private company
Sri Lanka Railways
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Sri Lankan government-owned railway
The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவை Ilankai Pugaiyiradha Sēvai) is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator. As part of the Sri Lankan government, it is overseen by the Ministry of Transport.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryrail transport1
- HeadquartersColombo1
- Websitewww.railway.gov.lk
- Legal formstate-owned enterprise1
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The Sri Lanka Railway Department (more commonly known as Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)) (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා දුම්රිය සේවය Śrī Laṃkā Dumriya Sēvaya; Tamil: இலங்கை புகையிரத சேவை Ilankai Pugaiyiradha Sēvai) is Sri Lanka's railway owner and primary operator. As part of the Sri Lankan government, it is overseen by the Ministry of Transport.2
Corporate structure
Sri Lanka Railways sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Sri Lanka Railways Colombo
- Cheddikulam railway station Owned · Cheddikulam, Sri Lanka
- China Bay railway station Owned · Sri Lanka
- Irataperiyakulam railway station Owned · Sri Lanka
- Kilinochchi railway station Owned · Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka
- Koggala railway station Owned · Sri Lanka
- Thandikulam railway station Owned · Sri Lanka
- Trincomalee railway station Owned · Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
- Valaichchenai railway station Owned · Valaichchenai, Sri Lanka
- Vavuniya railway station Owned · Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Sri Lanka Railways reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
- Cheddikulam railway station
- China Bay railway station
- Irataperiyakulam railway station
- Kilinochchi railway station
- Koggala railway station
- Thandikulam railway station
- Trincomalee railway station
- Valaichchenai railway station
- Vavuniya railway station
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
- Cheddikulam railway station
- China Bay railway station
- Irataperiyakulam railway station
- Kilinochchi railway station
- Koggala railway station
- Thandikulam railway station
- Trincomalee railway station
- Valaichchenai railway station
- Vavuniya railway station
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1864Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.railway.gov.lk1
- WikipediaSri Lanka Railways
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7585945
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataSri Lanka Railways on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSri Lanka Railways on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsSri Lanka Railways photo by A.Savin, FAL