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Opinion: Sri Lanka dreams of rail — meanwhile platforms rot

By Asanka de Silva

May 10, 2026 3:59 PM GMT+0 Updated 23 h ago

Electrification chatter excites pundits while canopy leaks flood ankle-deep at rush hour. THELEDGER/SILVA Purchase Licensing Rights ↗

May 10 (TheLedger) - An electrified commuter future sounds splendid in stump speeches.

Until we fund drainage and platform leveling, commuters will rightly treat promises as hallucinations.

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