evidence: Trains represent the next most common form of public transport in Sri Lanka. Unlike buses, trains are state operated by Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) under the Ministry of Transport. Trains come with issues of their own. In 2017, SLR made an operating loss of Rs. 7.6 billion.7 The National Intellectuals Organisation highlights how rail services provided by SLR come ‘at the cost of a heavy subsidy burden on the Government Treasury and hence people’.8 Trains are often overcrowded and continue to carry a relatively small fraction of commuters. Furthermore, the rail network’s signalling and telecommunication systems are considered ‘outdated’.9 A lack of investment, lack of technology and trade union strikes have all been attributed to the issues of over-crowding, poor reliability, and inability of the system to function smoothly.10 While safety is less of a problem than in relation to buses, due to overcrowding it is a common sight to see passengers balancing precariously on footboards. With regard to scheduling, unlike buses, one can find these online, but it is not yet possible to book online.11