Makumbura Multimodal Center (MMC), Kottawa

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Sri Lanka’s Public Transport, reaching new heights to be in par with international standards, dedicates its first ever Multimodal Center of the country to the public. Main objective of the integrated transport system in the Multimodal Center is to lessen the traffic congestion towards Colombo by encouraging the use of public transport. Bus and rail modes are equipped to deliver comfortable, convenient and safe transport experience to the public through intelligent and technology - based operation system.

Makumbura Multimodal Center - Kottawa is a project implemented with the aim of dispersing traffic in and around Colombo city while encouraging and facilitating to move the developments away from the highly populated urban areas. This project will offer the optimum infrastructure solution to improve the quality of lives of the travelers by reducing the wastage of valuable resources such as time, fuel, aggravation and cost of vehicle maintenance while ensuring a strong and sustainable economic growth.

Special benefits & Facilities provided by the Multimodal Transport Center

  • Convenience of enjoying Bus and Train Services at the same location
  • Display of Dynamic Timetables
  • Public Address System
  • Comfortable commuter rest halls
  • Sanitary facilities
  • Restaurant facilities
  • ATM and Digi banking facilities
  • Facilities for parking private vehicles and using public transportation
  • WiFi Facilities
  • Saving time and money
  • Using environmentally friendly solar power

long distance services starting from Makumbura

Long distance services starting from Maharagama ( touch & go )

Short distance services starting from Makumbura

  • 138 Pettah (Normal and Luxury Services), 129 Moragahahena, 336 Malambe, 345 Apeksha Hospital Limited Services.

Train services

  • Malapalla railway station on Kelany-Valley line will move its services to Makumbura railway station with improved facilities that will be linked with the bus terminal through an overhead bridge.
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Over het district Colombo

Colombo is de grootste stad en commerciële hoofdstad van Sri Lanka. Het ligt aan de westkust van het eiland en grenst aan Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte, de hoofdstad van Sri Lanka. Colombo is een drukke en levendige stad met een mix van modern leven en koloniale gebouwen en ruïnes, en een stadsbevolking van 647.100. De metropoolregio Colombo, gedefinieerd door de districten Colombo, Gampaha en Kalutara, heeft een geschatte bevolking van 5.648.000 en beslaat een oppervlakte van 3.694,20 km². Colombo is een multi-etnische, multiculturele stad. Het is de meest bevolkte stad van Sri Lanka, met 642.163 mensen die binnen de stadsgrenzen wonen. De bevolking van Colombo is een mix van verschillende etnische groepen, voornamelijk Singalezen, Moren en Tamils. Er wonen ook kleine gemeenschappen van mensen met Chinese, Portugese, Nederlandse, Maleisische en Indiase afkomst in de stad, evenals talloze Europese expats. De overgrote meerderheid van de Sri Lankaanse bedrijven heeft hun hoofdkantoor in Colombo. Enkele van de industrieën die er actief zijn, zijn chemie, textiel, glas, cement, lederwaren, meubels en sieraden. In het stadscentrum staat het op één na hoogste gebouw van Zuid-Azië: het World Trade Centre.

Over de Westelijke Provincie

The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center. Western Province is divided into 3 main districts called Colombo (642 km²), Gampaha (1,386.6 km²) and Kalutara (1,606 km²) districts. As Sri Lanka's economic hub, all the major local and international corporations have their presence in the city and so do all the major designer and high street retailers, so be ready to indulge in some retail therapy in western province.

Having the highest population in the all the provinces, the almost all the premier educational institutions in the island are located in western province. Universities in the province include the University of Colombo, the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, University of Kelaniya, Open University, Sri Lanka, Buddhist and Pali University of Sri Lanka, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and University of Moratuwa .Western province has the largest amount of schools in the country, which includes National, Provincial, Private and International schools.

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