A wrong message by Sri Lanka Railway communicated by media caused a loss to Panadura railway station and the passengers who use the busy railway station.
A press statement by Sri Lanka Railway wrongly included Panadura and Pinwatta railway stations on the coastal lines into the list of railway stations in isolated areas at which the trains would not stop. However, no media questioned why Panadura and Pinwatta that were not in isolated areas had been in the list.
The trains stopped at Panadura railway station normally yesterday but the number of passengers was very few due to Sri Lanka Railway's wrong statement.
R.A.S. Premathilaka, a journalist of Bandaragama reported to Divaina newspaper that four trains bound Colombo stopped at Panadura station between 5.45 and 6.25 a.m. and a train started from Panadura station at 6.45. Only 30 passengers had boarded on these trains from Panadura although the bus stands were crowded and the commuters were in trouble.
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