Railways station masters call off trade union action

Sri Lanka Railways Station Masters’ Union has decided to call off their 48-hour trade union action after discussions with officials of the National Transport Commission.

Railway station masters had launched a 48-hour union action from 6pm yesterday (24), in protest of the train fares revision, and had refrained from issuing normal railway tickets.

The Railway Department had announced that the increased train fares would be effective from yesterday, however the station masters, in response, had said they would continue to sell tickets at the old fare.

The AF174 application, which is displayed to the passengers to inform them of the railway fare revision, has not been issued to the train stations. The station masters, who are engaged in issuing tickets to the passengers, have not been informed or called for a discussion on the ticket fare revision.