The Original Boat Mail: MS-TN-Colombo prior to MS-DNSKD-Mannar-Colombo Route!! Inaugural
click here was reportedly sped up on 1st Nov 1895 to connect Boat Mail
click here . 1914 onwards, TN-Colombo daily steamers got suspended
click here to keep 3/4 as Link to 1/2 Indo-Cylon Exp @ TPJ (1934 - "4" Terminates TPJ @ 19:20, "2" TPJ ARR/DEP @ 18:55/20:00. "1" TPJ ARR/DEP @ 7:00/7:45, "3" TPJ DEP @ 7:30)!!
603/4 (1955, MAS DEP 21:40), 101/2 (1961, MAS DEP 21:15) as MAS-TN Exp, 101/2 (1975) as TN-TPJ Exp), 101/2 MAS-TN Janta Exp (1982, MAS DEP 15:55), 6103/4 (1996, MAS-MDU Exp, MAS DEP 19:50, probably GC in MDU-TN)!!