School Holiday

The arrival of a steam train was enough to empty the classrooms, as pupils and teachers alike were excited to welcome the strange fire-breathing beast to their vi... (more)

Demodara features a spiral constructed in 1921 to allow the railway to maintain an already gruelling 1:44 (2.3%) gradient on its mountainous "main line". Here a 2012-built Chinese DMU set hauled ... (more)

This viaduct built between the two railway stations – Ella and Demodara during the British Colonial period is the largest in Sri Lanka. Located almost 3100 feet above the sea level, this 99.6ft ... (more)

The famous nine arches bridge with a mixed train from Badulla

Steam in the jungle. The train is crossing the Nine Arches Bridge that is located between the Ella and Demodara Railway Stations.

You do not see a steam train every day. For the passage of our train in the Demodara station, all the kids from the nearby schools came to the station with their teachers.