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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 site
Overall access score73.67 of 11 metrics
Scores describe network access and published operating evidence, not a guarantee of safety, punctuality, availability, or service quality. Unknown facts are excluded rather than estimated.

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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
Weighted score calculation for Sri Lanka Railways (SLR)
MetricEvidence summaryScore usedWeightContribution
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The reviewed government pages do not publish a normalized incident record or a train-kilometre exposure denominator, so this metric is excluded.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 unknown20%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 unknown15%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 unknown10%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 score10%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 score10%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 score10%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 score8%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 score7%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 score4%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 score3%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 unknown3%1.5 pts
Composite total73.6/100

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