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Metro bus service, Colombo
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- What
- Metro buses on seven routes in Colombo and its suburbs, which Newswire says were introduced to improve public transport and reduce traffic congestion
- Status
- Five routes were added to two existing ones on 29 September 2026, according to News 1st
Connections (6)
- Lanka Metro Transit (LMT) / Operates / Metro bus service, Colombo
- News 1st reports that LMT, a government-owned company under the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, announced seven Metro bus routes across the Colombo Metropolitan Region.5 Aug 2026 · News 1st · 7 New Metro Bus Routes Set to Transform Colombo Transport
- The Sunday Times reports that LMT was incorporated on 8 October 2025, with the Sri Lanka Transport Board holding 60% and the Treasury the remainder, and that demand for the buses has risen since a trial run in April, according to the article.9 Aug 2026 · The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka) · Metro bus takes route to qualitative shift in city transport
- Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development / Announced expansion from two to seven routes from September, 4 August 2026 / Metro bus service, Colombo
- The Daily Mirror reports that the Ministry announced at a media briefing at LMT’s headquarters in Battaramulla that the service would grow from two to seven routes from September, begin with Colombo and its suburbs and reach other major cities by 2027. The article gives plans for 122 buses by September 2026 and 272 by the end of 2027.4 Aug 2026 · Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka) · Metro bus service to expand to seven routes from September
- Ada Derana reported that the service was scheduled to be officially launched from September on routes identified by a “CM” code and colour symbols, with a new digital system to connect buses and drivers.4 Aug 2026 · Ada Derana · ‘Metro’ bus service to begin in Colombo from September
- Metro bus launch on five more routes, 29 September 2026 / Brought the service to seven routes / Metro bus service, Colombo
- Athurugiriya Metro bus collision, 8 October 2026 / Involved a Metro bus on the Millennium City to Pettah route / Metro bus service, Colombo
- Sri Lanka Police / Investigating whether private bus drivers are deliberately crashing into / Metro bus service, ColomboAllegation
- Newswire reports that police launched a full investigation, on the Inspector General of Police’s instructions, into allegations that private bus drivers are deliberately causing accidents involving Metro buses, to determine whether this is an organised campaign. The DIG said incidents were reported near Millennium City, Rajagiriya, Makumbura, Kesbewa, Borella and Kollupitiya. The article reports no finding and no response from bus operators.9 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Private bus drivers deliberately crashing into Metro buses? Police launch probe
- Prasanna Gunasena / Said the fleet would grow to 500 by 2029 / Metro bus service, Colombo
- Newswire reports him saying the Government plans to expand the Metro bus fleet to 500 by 2029, with Jaffna expected to be among the first major districts outside Colombo to benefit, and that the 104 new buses, 10 already in operation and seven from Japan would allow a 121-bus service. These are plans stated by the Deputy Minister.5 Aug 2026 · Newswire · Metro bus fleet to expand to 500 by 2029: Deputy Minister