evidence: Sri Lanka Railways regularly tweaks its timetable, so check current times as shown here * Train 1005/1006 is the PODI MENIKE, modern Chinese-built blue train, recommended. [...] Colombo Commuter trains link Colombo with various stations in the Colombo area, including Mount Laviniya (for the famous Mount Laviniya Hotel), Negombo, Puttalam, Kalutara North & Kalutara South where there are many popular resort hotels. Although basic, these commuter trains are ideal for reaching your hotel cheaply, or making day trips into Colombo during your stay. As you'd expect, they get crowded at peak travel-to-work times but they are perfectly bearable outside the peaks. [...] Note that Colombo-Galle mainline trains also call at Mount Laviniya & Kalutara South (but not Kalutara North). Colombo-Kandy mainline trains also call at Rambukkana.