Ruhunu Kumari

Ruhunu Kumari
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
LocaleSri Lanka
Current operatorSri Lanka Railways
Route
TerminiMatara
Maradana
Train numbers8058 & 8059
Technical
Track gauge5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Route map

Ruhunu Kumari (Sinhala: රුහුණු කුමාරි, Princess of "Ruhuna" - southern province) (Tamil: உருகுண இளவரசி) is a daytime passenger train that runs between Colombo and Matara in Sri Lanka. It was started on 26th October 1955 by the then General Manager of Railways B. D. Rampala, thus becoming the first inter-city express train in Sri Lanka

The train runs from Matara to Maradana in the morning and from Maradana to Matara in the evening. The Matara-bound train departs from Maradana at 3.40 p.m., while the Maradana-bound train leaves matara at 06.05 a.m. The trip takes about 3.48 hours.