Srilanka Government

Organizational Structure

The General Manager serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Accounting Officer of the Railway Department and is directly responsible to the Ministry of Transport. The General Manager is supported by the following senior executives:

  • Additional General Manager (Administration)
  • Additional General Manager (Operations)
  • Additional General Manager (Infrastructure)
  • Additional General Manager (Technical)

The Railway Department is organized into Sub-Departments and Specialized Units, as detailed below

Sub-Departments

  1. Chief Accountant’s Sub-Department
  2. Commercial Superintendent’s Sub-Department
  3. Chief Engineer – Motive Power Sub-Department
  4. Chief Engineer – Way & Works Sub-Department
  5. Chief Engineer – Signal & Telecommunication Sub-Department
  6. Superintendent of Railway Stores Sub-Department
  7. Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Sub-Department
  8. Transportation Sub-Department

Units

  1. Railway Protection Service Unit
  2. Principal Costing Officer’s Unit
  3. Sales & Marketing Unit
  4. Planning Unit
  5. Internal Audit Unit
  6. Sri Lanka Railway – German Technical Training Centre
  7. Railway Operations & Transport Management Institute

Note: The updated Organizational Structure chart is currently under review and will be uploaded shortly.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 May 2025 03:12