First Railway Line in Sri Lanka After 1948

In the neighbourhood of India, China is increasingly expanding its infrastructure. First Railway Line in Sri Lanka After 1948, the first new railway line is spreading. The railway line is being prepared with the help of China.

The work of laying the track of the first phase of the Matara-Kataragama railway extension project, built by China in Matara in Sri Lanka has begun. According to the news agency Xinhua, the first phase of the project involves the construction of railway service from Matara to Beliatta in the south of the island country.

First Railway Line in Sri Lanka After 70 years

During a conference, Sri Lankan State Enterprise Development Minister Laxman Yapa Abvardana said that the island country is hoping to complete the first phase of the project in the coming months, which will benefit the public and tourism.

Abevdana said, "I would like to thank the Chinese government for this historic event by the President (Maitripala Sirisena) and the Government of Sri Lanka. This extension is a historical development, in which the tourism sector of the country along with the public transport sector is very much Will benefit. "

The minister said, "The previous governments had made efforts to implement this project, with the help of the Chinese government and Chinese companies, this project is going to be transformed into reality soon."

Matara-Kartagama Railway Project is the first new railway line to be built in Sri Lanka after receiving island independence in 1948. China is running railway projects not only in Sri Lanka but in many countries of the world. She is also running the port project in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. China wants to reach out to African countries and Europe through Railway.