page_title: List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka
section_title: Regular Services
hierarchical_section_title: List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka / Sri Lanka Railways / Regular Services
caption_attribution_description: English: Class M8A diesel locomotive operated by Sri Lanka Railways manufactured by diesel locomotive works at Kurunegala railway station
context_section_description: In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka Railways, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala, started to name major passenger services.
  Udarata Menike (Upcountry Maiden) - No. 1015 & 1016
  Colombo to Badulla (Runs via Kandy)
  Podi Menike (Little Maiden) - No. 1005 & 1006
  Colombo to Badulla (Runs via Kandy)
  Tikiri Menike (Little Maiden) - No. 1023 & 1024
  Colombo to Hatton
  Senkadagala Menike (Maiden of “Senkadagala” – area name) - No. 1035 & 1036
  Colombo to Kandy
  Yal Devi (Princess/Queen of Jaffna) - No. 4077& 4078
  Mount-Lavinia to Kankasanthurai (Runs via Jaffna) 
  Uttara Devi (Princess/Queen of the North) - No. 4017 & 4018 
  Colombo Fort to Kankasanthurai (Intercity).
  Udaya Devi or Uthaya Devi (Princess/Queen of the Rise -East) - No. 6011 & 6012
  Colombo to Batticaloa
  Rajarata Rejini (Queen(regnant) of the land of kings) - No. 8085, 8086, 4085, & 4086
  Vavuniya to Matara (Runs via Colombo)
  Ruhunu Kumari (Princess of “Ruhuna” – southern province) - No. 8058 & 8059
  Maradana to Matara (Runs via Colombo-fort)
  Muthu Kumari (Pearl Princess – North East Province -Chilaw) - No. 3427 
  Panadura to Chilaw (Runs via Colombo-fort)
  Samudra Devi (Queen of the Oceans) - No. 8760 & 8327
  Colombo to Galle
  Galu Kumari (Princess of Galle) - No. 8056 & 8057
  Maradana to Beliatta  (Runs via Colombo-fort)
  Sagarika (Ocean Girl) - No. 8096 & 8097
  Colombo (Maradana) to Mathara
  Sri Devi-No. 4003 & 4004
  Colombo(Fort) to Kankesanthurai 
  Meena Gaya - No. 6079
  Runs between Colombo and Batticaloa(Intercity)
  Deyata Kirula - No. 4017 & 4018. Operating since 11 September 2011. Name was changed to Uttara Devi in mid-2015.
  Operates between Colombo and   Kankesanturai
  Denuwara Manike - No. 1001 & 1002
  From Colombo Fort to Badulla
  Pulathisi Colombo fort to Polonnaruwa 
  Dakshina intercity -Maradhana to Beliatta
caption: The Yal Devi train at Kurunegala, travelling between Omanthai and Colombo Fort
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