Rail services · Sri Lanka

Rail services in Sri Lanka

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Sri Lanka: Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia, Kandy.

The rail network in Sri Lanka

Understanding the ground before we mobilise

Network of about 1,500 km, 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge, mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: Sri Lanka Railways.

Non-electrified 1,676 mm broad-gauge network, coastal and hill-country lines, Colombo suburban electrification and LRT projects.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Sri Lanka case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge; compatibility with the gauge in use in Sri Lanka (1,676 mm Indian broad gauge) and approval by the infrastructure manager are confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Colombo, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia and Kandy

Colombo

Fort station, suburban network, port

Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia

coastal line to Galle

Kandy

Kandy station, hill-country line

Our services in Sri Lanka

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signalling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Sri Lanka

Can you work in Sri Lanka with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Sri Lanka?

The network in Sri Lanka uses 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge. Our plant is built for standard gauge; adaptation to another gauge is studied with the manufacturer before any mobilisation.

Can you train teams in Sri Lanka?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Sri Lanka or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Sri Lanka?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Sri Lanka, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.