Sri Lanka Railways S13


Sri Lanka Railways S13 is a class of Diesel-Electric Multiple Unit train set built for Sri Lanka Railways by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai and imported through RITES, an Indian Railways PSU on a line of credit extended by the Indian Government in 2011.

History

Sri Lanka Railways ordered 6 modern state-of-the-art DEMU train sets in 2017. The Class S13 possesses AC First, Second and Third Class accommodations. The first train set of the order arrived in Sri Lanka in December 2018.
Later in 2019, Sri Lanka Railways ordered another two fully Air-conditioned DEMU train sets designated as the Class S13A. Unlike the S13, the S13A has a Restaurant Car. The first train set of the Class S13A arrived Sri Lanka in November 2021.

Formations

AbbreviationExplanation
DPCDriving Power Car
DTCDriving Trailer Car
TCTrailer Coach
AFCAir-conditioned First Class
RCVRestaurant cum Guard Coach