Train services on the Colombo–Puttalam railway line, which were temporarily suspended due to the damage caused by cyclone Ditwah, resumed yesterday (16).

The Railways Department announced on 15 February 2026 the Puttalam line would be fully reopened yesterday, with trains operating along the line from Colombo Fort to Puttalam.

Services were extended in several stages up to the Negombo, Kochchikade, Nattandiya, and Kudawa Railway Stations. On 29 December 2025, services were extended up to the Chilaw Railway Station. Train operations along the Puttalam Railway Station had been disrupted due to severe damage, including the railway track being washed away near the Baththuluoya bridge between the Chilaw and Puttalam Stations, a landslide onto the tracks near the Thillayadi sub-Station, and multiple sections of the track being washed away into the Deduru Oya near the Manuwangama sub-Station.