Editing Colombo (section)

===Transport===
==== Bus ====
Colombo has an extensive public transport system based on buses operated both by private operators and the government-owned [[Sri Lanka Transport Board|Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB)]]. The three primary bus terminals – Bastian Mawatha, Central and the Gunasinghapura Bus Terminals – are in Pettah.<ref>{{cite web |author=Hasintha Weragala, Things to do in Sri Lanka |url=https://www.thingstodosrilanka.com/colombo-sri-lanka-travel-guide/#bbs2 |title=Guide map of bus terminals in Colombo |publisher=thingstodoinsrilanla.lk |date=2018-11-27 |access-date=2018-11-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204195236/https://www.thingstodosrilanka.com/colombo-sri-lanka-travel-guide/#bbs2 |archive-date=4 December 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Bastian Mawatha handles long-distance services whereas Gunasinghapura and Central handle local services.

==== Rail ====
[[File:Train track on the beach in Colombo (16779050855).jpg|thumb|Commuter rail within the city]]
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Train transport [[Sri Lanka Railways#Commuter Rail|in the city]] is limited since most trains are meant for transport to and from the city rather than within it and are often overcrowded. However, the Central Bus Stand and [[Fort Railway Station (Colombo)|Fort Railway Station]] function as the island's primary hub for bus and rail transport respectively. Up until the 1970s, the city had [[tram]] services, which were discontinued. Other means of transport include [[auto rickshaws]] (commonly called "three-wheelers") and [[taxicab]]s. Three-wheelers are entirely operated by individuals and hardly regulated whilst cab services are run by private companies and are metered.

* '''[[Main Line (Sri Lanka)|Main Line]]''' – Colombo Fort to Veyangoda; onwards to [[Kandy]], [[Badulla]], [[Matale]], [[Kurunegala]], [[Anuradhapura]], [[Jaffna]], [[Kankesanturai]]. [[Trincomalee railway station|Trincomalee]], [[Batticaloa railway station|Batticaloa]], [[Talaimannar]] (presently just [[Mannar Line|Madhu Road]]).
* '''[[Coastal Line (Sri Lanka)|Coastal Line]]''' – Colombo to [[Panadura]]; onwards to [[Galle]], [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]] and Beliaththa. 
* '''[[Puttalam Line]]''' – Colombo to [[Ja-Ela]]; onwards to [[Negombo]] and [[Puttalam]].
* '''[[Kelani Valley Line]]''' – Colombo to [[Avissawella]].

==== Roads ====
Post-war development in the Colombo area also involves the construction of numerous expressway grade arterial road routes. The first of these constructed is the [[Southern Expressway (Sri Lanka)|Southern Expressway]], which goes from [[Kottawa]], a southern suburb of Colombo, to [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]] City in the south of the country. Expressways constructed in the Colombo metropolitan area include the [[Colombo–Katunayake Expressway]], which was opened in October 2013 and the Colombo orbital bypass Outer Circular Highway ([[Outer Circular Highway|Arthur C. Clarke Expressway]]). The [[Colombo-Katunayake Expressway]] (E03) runs from [[Peliyagoda]], a northern suburb of Colombo, to [[Colombo International Airport]] and it is linked with one of the major commercial hubs and a major tourist destination of the country, the city of [[Negombo]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2011/08/16/fea14.asp |title=A Speedy and safe journey to Galle |publisher=Dailynews.lk |date=2011-08-16 |access-date=2013-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030164322/http://archives.dailynews.lk/2011/08/16/fea14.asp |archive-date=2013-10-30 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Gamini Gunaratna, Sri Lanka News Paper by LankaPage.com (LLC) |url=http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11B/Nov07_1320645974JR.php |title=Nearly half of the work completed on outer circular highway around Sri Lankan capital |publisher=Colombopage.com |date=2011-11-07 |access-date=2013-01-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130903220847/http://www.colombopage.com/archive_11B/Nov07_1320645974JR.php |archive-date=2013-09-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* [[A1 highway (Sri Lanka)|A1 highway]] connects Colombo with [[Kandy]].
* [[A2 highway (Sri Lanka)|A2 highway]] connects Colombo with [[Galle]] and [[Matara, Sri Lanka|Matara]]
* [[A3 highway (Sri Lanka)|A3 highway]] connects Colombo with [[Negombo]] and [[Puttalam]]
* [[A4 highway (Sri Lanka)|A4 highway]] connects Colombo with [[Ratnapura]] and [[Batticaloa]]

==== Ferry ====
An international ferry liner, the [[Scotia Prince]], is conducting a ferry service to [[Tuticorin]], India.  Ferry services between the two countries have been revived after more than 20 years.<ref>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tuticorin-Colombo-ferry-sets-sail-/articleshow/8842845.cms?referral=PM Tuticorin-Colombo ferry sets sail] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003062309/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Tuticorin-Colombo-ferry-sets-sail-/articleshow/8842845.cms?referral=PM |date=2016-10-03 }}. Times of India. (2011-06-14).</ref>

==== Air ====
[[File:Colombo Airport Ratmalana Landside View.jpg|thumb|Ratmalana Airport]]

[[Ratmalana Airport]] is the city's airport, located {{convert|15|km|mi|abbr=on}} south of the city centre. It commenced operating in 1935 and was the country's first international airport until it was replaced by [[Bandaranaike Airport]] in 1967. Ratmalana Airport now primarily services domestic flights, aviation training and international corporate flights.