Overview | |
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Service type | Express Train |
Status | In service |
Locale | Sri Lanka |
First service | 26 February 1968 |
Current operator(s) | Sri Lanka Railways |
Former operator(s) | Ceylon Government Railway |
Route | |
Termini | Anuradhapura Beliatta |
Distance travelled | 409.78 km (254.63 mi)[1] |
Average journey time | 10 hours 17 mins |
Service frequency | daily |
Train number(s) | 4086 (Anuradhapura-Colombo Fort) 8086 (Colombo Fort-Beliatta) (Beliatta - Colombo Fort 8085) 4085 (Colombo Fort - Anuradhapura)[2] |
On-board services | |
Sleeping arrangements | Not available |
Observation facilities | N\A |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm) |
Rajarata Rejini (Sinhala: රජරට රැජිණි, Queen of the King's Land) is a daytime passenger train that runs between Anuradhapura and Beliatta via Colombo Fort in Sri Lanka.
The Rajarata Rejini is currently the second longest train journey in Sri Lanka covering the more than 3/4 of the Northern Line and the entire length of the Coastal Line (413 km (257 mi)). The Beliatta-bound train departs from Anuradhapura at 5:00am,[2] while the Anuradhapura-bound train leaves Beliatta at 8:45am. The trip takes about 10 hours.[2] Although the train has different train numbers, (e.g.: 4085 Colombo fort - Anuradhapura, 8085 Beliatta - Colombo Fort) same train runs between Anuradhapura and Beliatta.