▁million , ▁and ▁Ph ase ▁ 3 ▁will ▁reach ▁Kat ar ag ama . ▁The ▁alignment ▁sh ifts ▁in land ▁after ▁Bel iat ta ▁to ▁protect ▁sensitive ▁natural ▁habit ats ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁minim ise ▁damage ▁to ▁property . ▁A ▁feas ibility ▁study ▁and ▁an ▁environment ▁impact ▁assess ment ▁for ▁the ▁Bel iat ta ▁to ▁Hamb ant ota ▁and ▁Kat ar ag ama ▁phases ▁of ▁construction ▁has ▁been ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Cab inet . ▁ ▁Const ruction ▁has ▁not ▁yet ▁begun ▁as ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁ ▁Oper ators ▁and ▁service ▁prov iders ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Rail ways ▁oper ates ▁passenger ▁services ▁on ▁the ▁coast al ▁line . ▁ ▁Raj ad h ani ▁Express ▁oper ates ▁a ▁prem ium ▁service ▁on ▁certain ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Rail ways ▁trains ▁on ▁the ▁coast al ▁line , ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Rail ways . ▁ ▁In frastr ucture ▁The ▁coast al ▁line ▁has ▁a ▁gauge ▁of ▁ ▁broad ▁gauge . ▁ ▁The ▁coast al ▁line ▁is ▁not ▁elect r ified . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁services ▁run ▁on ▁dies el ▁power . ▁ ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁plans ▁to ▁elect r ify ▁the ▁comm uter - ra il ▁network , ▁within ▁the ▁Col om bo ▁metropol itan ▁area . ▁ ▁This ▁includes ▁the ▁coast al - line ▁segment ▁between ▁Col om bo ▁Fort ▁and ▁Pan ad ura . ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁a ▁project ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁single - track ▁railway ▁to ▁a ▁double -