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CITYLINER

About Cityliner

The National Transport Commission (NTC) introduced a cityliner coach service for private vehicle users’ especially private car users entering the Colombo city and suburbs. The aim of this service is to cater passengers who are prepared to pay a higher level of bus service.

Air conditioned coach transport service complement the basic public transport services and provide more public transport attraction from private vehicle users. The target is to reduce the number of private vehicles entering the city of Colombo from 200,000 to 150,000 by the year 2010.

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Route

Moratuwa - Katubedda - Angulana - Ratmalana - Mt.Lavinia - Dehiwala - Wellawatta - Bambalapitiya - Kollupitiya- Dharmapala Mw - St. Macus Fernando Road - Albert Crescent - C.W.W. Kannangara Mw. - Townhall- Union Place - Malay Street - Sir Chittampalam Gardiner Mw - York Street- Fort.

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Time Table

Departure From	MOR	CMB	MOR	CMB	MOR	CMB	MOR	CMB
BUS NO 1	6.40	8.00	9.00	10.30	12.00	1.30	3.00	4.40
BUS NO 2	7.00	8.15	9.30	11.00	12.30	2.00	3.30	5.00
BUS NO 3	7.20	8.45	10.00	11.30	1.00	2.30	4.00	5.20
BUS NO 4	7.40	9.00	10.30	12.00	1.30	3.00	4.30	5.40
BUS NO 5	8.00	9.15	11.00	12.30	2.00	3.30	4.45	6.00
BUS NO 6	8.30	9.30	11.30	1.00	2.30	4.00	5.00	6.30

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Fare

	Daily Unlimited use Rs.200/-
	Weekly (Mon to Sat unlimited use) Rs.800/-
	Weekly (Mon to Sat one way only) Rs.800/-
	Monthly (unlimited use) R.3200/-
	Monthly (one way only) R.1600/-

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Electronic Ticketing System for CityLiner Service

How to Use the Card

	The Integrated-Circuit Card (IC Card) is loaded with a daily, weekly or a monthly pass based on the subscription. This card is a reusable card.
	The passenger needs to touch the card on the Reader to validate the ticket when he gets into the bus.
	The Card reader will read the ticket information in the card and validate it.
	If the pass is valid the reader will acknowledge it with a welcome message and a sound indicating a valid pass.
	If the pass is invalid or expired an alarm will ring with a warning message.

Purchase of Electronic Tickets

	Any user can buy an electronic ticket from the CityLiner head office, at one of its outlets or at any authorized dealer.
	When you purchased a ticket for the first time it is flagged as a “New Ticket”.
	When a new ticket is used for the first time the reader will prompt the user to activate the ticket.
	Once the ticket is activated it can be used without any additional process.
	Optionally users can register their details in the card by making the Ticket available at NTC Cityliner offices.

Reload and/or Re-activate the Card

The card needs to be reloaded once its usage period is expired.

This is done at any Cityliner office and/or any authorized sales outlet initially.

As the service grows top-up can be facilitated using;

	Authorized dealers
	Stand-alone top-up machines
	Through Internet Payment Gateway
	Electronic Banking
	Mobile Payment

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Press Releases

	Relaunch Cityliner
	01 - Sep - 2009

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Inquiries

Mr.Sehan	Tel : 0772-997722
Mr.Jayasuriya	Tel : 0771032338
Mr.R.A.D Wijerathna	Tel : 0112-585296 Email :wijerathna@ntc.gov.lk

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