Dec 26, Colombo: Sri Lanka government plans to launch its first rail bus service between Trincomalee and Batticaloa, in the Eastern Province of the country from next January.

M.A.L.M Hisbullah, one of the senior ministers in the Eastern Provincial Council said the new rail bus service will commence with 4 buses on January 14th with the assistance of the central government.

The rail buses for this project will be imported from India as the new system is easier to implement than the current transport systems.

According to the sources currently travel between Trincomalee and Batticaloa by train takes ten hours. The Minister hopes to reduce it by six hours with the rail bus service.

Minister said 110 passengers could travel in one trip by using the rail buses and the route will most probably be through the city of Polonnaruwa.