Sri Lanka, April 12 -- The "Udarata Menike" train operating from Colombo to Badulla is currently limited to Rambukkana due to ongoing repair work on the main railway line.

The disruption follows extensive damage caused by last year's Cyclone Ditwah, which affected 223 locations along the main railway route. Restoration work is still underway at several of these sites.

The Ditwah Cyclone, described as one of the most devastating natural disasters in the country's recent history, caused an estimated Rs. 69 billion in damage to Sri Lanka's railway network-one of Sri Lanka's primary modes of public transportation.

In particular, the 292-kilometre Colombo-Badulla railway line, built during the British colonial era, suffered damage at 223 lo...