Batticaloa-Jaffna bus service resumed after 30 years

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 29 December 2009, 13:07 GMT]
The bus service between Battialoa and Jaffna was inaugurated after 30 years Monday by Battialcaloa SrI Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Depot Manager, Thurai Manoharan, from Batticaloa Main SLTB terminal. Meanwhile, it has been announced that a bus services will operate between Kalmunai and Jaffna from 1st January.

The bus to Jaffna from Batticaloa will leave at 5:00 a.m and reach Jaffna at 4:30 p.m daily. Another bus service will operate daily from Jaffna to Batticaloa on the same time shedule.

The bus service between Kalmunai and Jaffna will operate similar to Batticaloa-Jaffna bus service.

Seat reservation can be made at Kalmunai bus terminal, the depot manager said.

The bus services between north and east were suspended due to war.