evidence: A railway union strike stopped most trains across Sri Lanka on Wednesday, leaving tens of thousands of passengers to brave the few dangerously overcrowded trains that were still running or be stranded at the station. [...] Another passenger, named only as Samantha, who travels daily from Gampaha, a suburb about 20 miles (30km) north of Colombo said: "It’s really disgusting. I waited for about one hour, but couldn’t get into a train. Buses are also crowded. Now, there is no time to go to work. I will take leave today." [...] Sri Lanka’s train services are substandard, with poorly maintained compartments and tracks because of years of mismanagement and a lack of proper planning.