Curated profile
Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)
Sri Lanka's only rail operator, a government department under the Ministry of Transport. The Colombo–Kandy hill line and the southern coast line are the country's signature surface journeys and the cheapest way to cross the island. Scores use only current facts published by the operator.
rail · LK · checked 2026-07-25Book on operator siteTransparent scoring
How the score was calculated
Each evidence score is multiplied by its weight. When a fact is unavailable, the calculation uses a neutral 50/100 so incomplete profiles are neither rewarded nor punished.
- Composite
- 73.6/100
- Scored facts
- 7/11
- Neutral inputs
- 4
| Metric | Evidence summary | Score used | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Documented safety recordlow confidence · 2026-07-25 | The reviewed government pages do not publish a normalized incident record or a train-kilometre exposure denominator, so this metric is excluded. Sri Lanka Railways official site | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 20% | 10.0 pts |
| Regulatory standinglow confidence · 2026-07-25 | The operator is itself a government department; no separate regulator standing is published, so this metric is excluded. Sri Lanka Railways official site | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 15% | 7.5 pts |
| Fleet agehigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | The reviewed pages name rolling-stock types but publish no build dates, so average fleet age is not estimated. Sri Lanka Railways — our services | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 10% | 5.0 pts |
| Fleet quality evidencemedium confidence · 2026-07-25 | The operator publishes a bookable air-conditioned 'HITACHI' trainset alongside intercity and express services. Sri Lanka Railways — our services | 100/100Normalized score | 10% | 10.0 pts |
| Digital maturityhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | The operator publishes the Pravesha smart-ticketing system (web plus Google Play and App Store apps), an online seat reservation and e-warrant system with its own Android app, online commuter ticket purchase, a published train schedule, and an OGA portal. Sri Lanka Railways — digital services | 100/100Normalized score | 10% | 10.0 pts |
| Route reachhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | The published station directory enumerates over 300 stations across nine named lines: Main, Matale, Puttalam, Northern, Batticaloa, Coast, KV, Trincomalee and Talaimannar. The figure is a conservative floor read off the directory; the metric caps at 50 destinations, so any value above the cap scores identically. Sri Lanka Railways — station details | 100/100Normalized score | 10% | 10.0 pts |
| Service classhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | The operator publishes separately bookable intercity and express reservations, air-conditioned train reservations and whole-compartment reservations. Sri Lanka Railways — our services | 100/100Normalized score | 8% | 8.0 pts |
| Operator transparencyhigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | The operator publishes a railway network map, a full station directory with distances, and downloadable annual reports and acts. Sri Lanka Railways — railway network | 100/100Normalized score | 7% | 7.0 pts |
| Chassis pedigreemedium confidence · 2026-07-25 | The operator names Hitachi as the builder of its bookable air-conditioned trainset. Sri Lanka Railways — our services | 100/100Normalized score | 4% | 4.0 pts |
| Published amenitieshigh confidence · 2026-07-25 | One published onboard amenity was counted: air conditioning on the reservable air-conditioned trainset. Retiring rooms are a station facility and were not counted. Sri Lanka Railways — our services | 20/100Normalized score | 3% | 0.6 pts |
| Punctuality reputationlow confidence · 2026-07-25 | No curated multi-source punctuality evidence is included in this build, so this metric is excluded. Sri Lanka Railways official site | 50/100Neutral for unknown | 3% | 1.5 pts |
| Composite total | 73.6/100 | |||
Published service areas
- ColomboSri Lankarail
- GalleSri Lankarail
- KandySri Lankarail
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