Sri Lanka Railways S13


Sri Lanka Railways Ordered 6 DEMUs from ICF in 2017. The first set of the order was imported in December 2018. One DEMU contains 2 driving cars, 2 driving tailors, 1 Air-conditioned coach,2 business class coaches, and 5 Economic class coaches. Class s13A will arrive in 2021.

Details

Each S13 powerset contains 13 coaches and powered by 2 diesel-electric locomotives which has a 3 Phase AC transmission system. Each locomotive generates 1800 horsepower. The body of the set was fabricated by Non-Corrosive Stainless steel. The maximum speed is 120 km/h.
The length of a car is 20 meters. The body and internal fittings were fabricated by non-corrosive stainless steel and special paint applied to provide corrosive resistance when operating in coastal areas of Sri Lanka. The S13 powersets include GPS based passenger information systems with LED lighting and LCD screens, digital displays, adjustable seats, alarm systems and fire detection.

Arrangement

Each set contains 2 driving cars with Economy class, 2 driving tailers with Economy class, 2 cars of Air condition class, 2 cars of Business class, 5 cars of Economic class . The Air-conditioned car contains 52 seats, Business class car contain 64 seats, and Economical class contains 94 seats. The driving tailor has 60 Economical class seats.

Current Operations

Northern line
Uttara Devi-:Colombo Fort-Anuradapura-Jaffna-Kankesanturai
Sri Devi-:Colombo Fort-Anuradhapura-Jaffna-Kankesanthurai
Batticlo Line
Pulathisi Intercity Express:-Colombo Fort-Polonnaruwa
Coastal Line
Galu Kumari-:Maradana-Galle-Matara-Beliatta
Dakshina Intercity Express ''-:Maradana-Galle-Matara-Beliatta

Reservations

Passengers are allowed to book their tickets within a month before the journey to travel in 1st class and 2nd class coaches in Uttara Devi train. In galu kumari train reservations are allowed only in 1st class coaches