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Sri Lanka Railways

Sri Lankan government-owned railway
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Sri Lanka Railways

Summary

Sri Lanka Railways is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sri Lanka Railways is in the country of Sri Lanka[3].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Colombo[5].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's Commons category is recorded as Sri Lanka Railways[6].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[7].
  • 1864 marks the founding of Sri Lanka Railways[8].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's official website is recorded as http://www.railway.gov.lk/[9].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sri Lanka Railways[10].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's Commons gallery is recorded as Sri Lanka Railways[11].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's track gauge is recorded as 1676 mm track gauge[12].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's legal form is recorded as state-owned enterprise[13].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as Koggala railway station[14].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as Cheddikulam railway station[15].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as Trincomalee railway station[16].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as China Bay railway station[17].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as Irataperiyakulam railway station[18].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as Valaichchenai railway station[19].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as Vavuniya railway station[20].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as Thandikulam railway station[21].
  • Sri Lanka Railways's owner of is recorded as Kilinochchi railway station[22].

Body

Founding

1864 marks the founding of Sri Lanka Railways[8].

Operations

Sri Lanka Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Colombo[5].

Industry

Sri Lanka Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[7].

Why It Matters

Sri Lanka Railways ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (374 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

business Colombo Sri Lanka

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1864-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:Sri Lanka Railways
    Headquarters location → Colombo
    Instance of → —
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