Travellers on the Inter City Express to Kandy were in for a rude shock when the train stalled at Balana on Sunday evening.
The 3.30 pm train journey normally takes three hours to Kandy from Colombo but in this case took more than four hours. The engine had stalled at Balana and the lights in the compartments too failed.
Subsequently a replacement engine arrived and towed the train. The lights were also rectified and ultimately the train reached Kandy at 7.45-8 pm. “It was a nerve-wracking experience and travellers were worried that the lights will fail when going through tunnels,” one traveller said. - ENDS -
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