''Udaya Devi'' ( si, උදය දේවි, Princess/Queen of the Rise/Morning) is an

Express train An express train is a type of passenger train that makes a small number of stops between its origin and destination stations, usually major destinations, allowing faster service than Local train, local trains that stop at most or all of the s ...

that runs between

Colombo Fort Fort (Colombo) (; ) is the central business district of Colombo in Sri Lanka. It is the financial district of Colombo and the location of the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) and the World Trade Centre of Colombo from which the CSE operates. It is ...

and

Batticaloa Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the B ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. The ''Udaya Devi'' is one of three trains that runs between

and

.The other trains are Pulathisi Intercity train and Night mail train that runs between Colombo and

-bound train departs from

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

at 6.05 a.m. while

-bound train departs from Batticaloa at 6:00 a.m.

Stops

There are 34 stops when going to

, While there is 35 stops going to

Colombo Fort to Batticaloa Train Stops

Batticaloa to Colombo Fort Train Stops

Services

This train offers two classes. *''Second class'' is more comfortable than the third class, But it is more expensive and provides better facilities than Third class. *''Third class'' typically gets very crowded with commuters, And only provides basic facilities..

Route

The Udaya Devi runs on the

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to Polgahawela Junction, then turns to the

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and then from Maho Junction, it runs the entire

Batticaloa line The Batticaloa line is a railway line in Sri Lanka. Branching off the Northern line at Maho Junction, the line heads east through North Central Province and south-easterly through Eastern Province before terminating at the eastern city of Batt ...

Rolling Stock

(Currently, as of August 13th, 2022. There is an ongoing trial to use Indian Built ICF coaches. The trail is on-going. However, If successful, it will continue to run with ICF coaches) The service runs by M2 or M6 locomotives pulling the newer Tantri-built Romanian cars.

References

https://slrailwayforum.com/udaya-devi-express-train/{{Rail transport in Sri Lanka Named passenger trains of Sri Lanka Rail transport in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka