• Source: Sri Lanka Railways S13

Sri Lanka Railways Class S13 is a Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) trainset, built for Sri Lanka Railways by Integral Coach Factory, Chennai and imported through RITES, an Indian Railways PSU on a line of credit extended by the Indian Government in 2011. Sri Lanka Railways Ordered for 6 modern state of the art DEMU trainsets in 2017. Class S13 possess AC First, Second and Third Class accommodations. The first trainset of the order arrived Sri Lanka in December 2018.
Later in 2019, Sri Lanka Railways ordered another 2 Fully Air-conditioned DEMU trainsets, named as Class S13A. Unlike S13, S13A has a Restaurant Car. The first trainset of Class S13A arrived Sri Lanka in November 2021.




Details


SALIENT FEATURES:
•13 car DEMU rake formation with maximum operational speed of 120 kmph.
•1800 hp onboard engine on DPC and AC-AC 3-Phase electric transmission system
•Stainless steel aerodynamic front end for DPC and DTC.
•AC chair car provided with 180° Rotatable seats which consists of mobile charging sockets and audio visual system for infotainment.
•Fully sealed gangways integrated with Anti-skid Stainless Steel foot plate.
•Stainless steel shell body With corten steel underframe similar to LHB coach.
•PU corrosion resistant painting with anti-graffiti coating.
•Superior insulation and damping elements used for better acoustic and elimination of vibrations.
•GPS based passenger information and public address system provided in all coaches. LCD display indicates speed, location and announcement.
•Fire detection, alarm and suppression system.
•FRP modular toilets, with pressurised flushing system in all coaches.
•Sleek energy efficient RMPU for AC coaches.




Arrangement


Total number of seats inside different classes are as follows:

DPC is a single-ended locomotive without passenger seating area.
RAKE FORMATION
For S13:
DPC ‐ 5 TC - 2 DTC - 4 TC - DPC (For 13 car formation)
DPC - 4 TC - DTC (For 6 car formation)
DPC - 5 TC - DTC (For 7 car formation)
DPC - 6 TC - DTC (For 8 car formation)
》Here TC is an abbreviation for Trailer Coach, which could be of any class of accommodation (AC First Class, Second Class OR Third Class). Coach composition keeps changing according to the demand.
For S13A:
DPC - 5 AFC - RCV - 5 AFC - DPC (13 car formation)
Abbreviations Used:
•DPC = Driving Power Car
•DTC = Driving Trailer Car
•TC = Trailer Car
•AFC = Air-conditioned First Class
•RCV = Restaurant cum Guard Coach




Current Operations


Northern line
Uttara Devi-:Colombo Fort-Anuradapura-Jaffna-Kankesanturai
KKS Intercity-:Colombo Fort-Anuradhapura-Jaffna-Kankesanthurai
KKS Night Intercity (Weekend only)-:Colombo Fort-Anuradhapura-Jaffna-Kankesanthurai
Colombo Fort-Anuradhapura-Mannar
Eastern Line
Pulathisi Intercity Express:-Colombo Fort-Polonnaruwa-Batticaloa
Colombo Fort-Gal Oya-Trincomalee
Coastal Line
Galu Kumari-:Maradana-Galle-Matara-Beliatta
Ruhunu Kumari-:Maradana-Galle-Matara, Sri Lanka
Puttalam Line
Colombo Fort-Puttalam




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, Ruhunu Kumari train reservations are allowed only in 1st class coaches




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Sri Lanka Railways S13
• Sri Lanka Railways
• Sri Lanka Railways M2
• S13
• Locomotives of Sri Lanka Railways
• Uttara Devi
• Bandaranaike International Airport
• Udaya Devi
• Boat Mail Express
• Metropolitan Transport Corporation (Chennai)