List of named passenger trains of Sri Lanka

This article contains a list of named passenger trains in Sri Lanka, by operator.

Sri Lanka Railways

In the mid-1950s, Sri Lanka Railways, under the leadership of B. D. Rampala, started to name major passenger services.^[1]

Udarata Menike (Upcountry Maiden) - No. 1015 & 1016^[2]
- Runs between Colombo and Badulla^[3]
Podi Menike (Little Maiden) - No. 1005 & 1006^[2]
- Connects Colombo and Badulla (no longer runs via Kandy, only through coaches to Kandy)^[3]
Tikiri Menike (Little Maiden) -
- Colombo to Hatton
Senkadagala Menike (Maiden of “Senkadagala” – area name) -
- Runs between Colombo and Kandy
Yal Devi (Princess/Queen of Jaffna) - No. 4001 & 4002^[2]
- Was operated between Colombo and Kankasanthurei via Jaffna (now only up to Thandikulam)^[4]
Udaya Devi or Uthaya Devi (Princess/Queen of the Rise -East) - No. 6011 & 6012^[2]
- Runs between Colombo and Batticaloa
Mahawa Express (- Unofficial name -) - No. 4451, 4468 & 4470
- Colombo to Maho junction
Rajarata Rajina (Queen of the land of kings) - No. 8085, 8086, 4085, & 4086^[2]
- Runs between Vavuniya and Matara via Colombo
Ruhunu Kumari (Princess of “Ruhuna” – southern province) - No. 8058 & 8059^[2]
- Between Colombo and Matara
Samudra Devi (Queen of the Oceans) - No. 8760 & 8327^[2]
- Colombo to Galle^[5]
Galu Kumari (Princess of Galle) - No. 8056 & 8057^[2]
- Colombo to Matara
Sagarika (Name of Ocean in Sinhala Language) - No. 8096 & 8097^[2]
- Colombo (Maradana) to Galle^[6]
Muthu Kumari (Princess of Pearls) - No. 3427 & 3803^[2]
- Operates between Colombo and Puttalam

Boat Mail (discontinued since 1964)^[7]
- Service was operated between Colombo and Chennai, India, with ferry service to cross Rama Sethu.

Bradby Express - Colombo to Kandy (connecting the Colombo and Kandy legs of the annual Bradby Shield Encounter of rugby union)^[8]

Airport Express - Colombo Secretariat to Bandaranaike International Airport using a Hitachi Class S5 DMU.

Viceroy Special - Colombo to Kandy, Badulla, or Galle; by charter (Tourist excursion train powered by steam)^[9]