Sri Lanka Railways S13 is a class of diesel-electric trainset with locomotive-like power car built for Sri Lanka Railways by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai and imported through RITES, an Indian Railways PSU on a line of credit extended by the Indian Government in 2011.
History Sri Lanka Railways ordered 6 modern state-of-the-art diesel electric train sets in 2017. The Class S13 possesses AC First, Second and Third Class accommodations. The first train set of the order arrived in Sri Lanka in December 2018.
Later in 2019, Sri Lanka Railways ordered another two fully Air-conditioned diesel train sets designated as the Class S13A. Unlike the S13, the S13A has a Restaurant Car. The first train set of the Class S13A arrived Sri Lanka in November 2021.
Formations +FormationsSub ClassFormationTotal Car Number in FormationS13DPC ‐ 5 TC - 2 DTC - 4 TC - DPC13DPC - 4 TC - DTC6DPC - 5 TC - DTC7DPC - 6 TC - DTC8S13ADPC - 5 AFC - RCV - 5 AFC - DPC13 +KeyAbbreviationExplanationDPCDriving Power Car (It is a single-ended locomotive without passenger seating area)DTCDriving Trailer CarTCTrailer Coach (This could refer to any of the three classes of accommodation; the coach composition keeps changing according to demand)AFCAir-conditioned First ClassRCVRestaurant cum Guard Coach
Operations +LineService NameStarting StationKey StationsTerminus StationNotesNorthern LineUttara DeviColombo Fort Anuradhapura JaffnaKankesanthuraiKKS IntercityKKS Night IntercityOperated only on WeekendsAnuradhapuraMannarEastern LinePulathisi Intercity ExpressColombo FortPolonnaruwaBatticaloaGal OyaTrincomaleeCoastal LineGalu KumariMaradanaGalleMataraRuhunu Kumari Galle MataraBeliattaPuttalam LineColombo FortPuttalam
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