5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. S13 959: DilanTharindu· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 2. S13 AFC: GKP77· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. S13 SC: GKP77· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 4. S13 TC: GKP77· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. Uttara Devi Hauled by S13 at Kurunegala Railway Station: H.M. Lahiru Udara· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
Sri Lanka Railways S13 is a class of diesel-electric trainset with locomotive-like power car built for Sri Lanka Railways by the Integral Coach Factory, Chennai and imported through RITES, an Indian Railways PSU on a line of credit extended by the Indian Government in 2011.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 8 years ago, in 2018.
- 1.3 MW is about 16 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 3 years (2018–2021).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 2018
- in service from
- 2018
- retired
- 2021
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- diesel-electric trainset with power car
- traction
- diesel
- origin
- 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
- builders
- Integral Coach Factory
- designer
- Medha Servo Drives Pvt. Ltd.
- operators
- Sri Lanka Railways
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 1.3 MW
- gauge
- 1,676 mm Indian broad gauge
- length
- 20 m
- capacity
- 64 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q60760408, Wikipedia: Sri Lanka Railways S13 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.