Railway guard falls from moving train, disrupting services on Main Line

Railway operations on the main line were disrupted today (16) as the chief railway guard of a train traveling from Colombo Fort to Trincomalee had fallen from the moving train in the Ganemulla area early this morning.

The train, which had departed from Colombo Fort railway station at 5:45 a.m., has made a stop at Gampaha railway station to board passengers. However, the train driver had not received a signal from the chief guard to resume the journey, prompting a lengthy delay. It was later discovered that the chief railway guard was missing from his compartment in the train.

Further investigation revealed that he had fallen from the train in the winding area near Hemamali Vidyalaya, between Ganemulla and Bulagahagoda railway stations. Sources from the Department of Railways stated that the guard had fallen onto the adjacent railway track.