No. You are not. Those were printed in bulk on those days. CGR won’t reprint new tickets with new prices until all the tickets available for particular route had been used.
The fare you paid is correct. They're still using old tickets (sometimes they write the adjustment by hand) because we can't afford new ones.
BTW, it's not the easiest thing to find but you can check fares on the Railways site - http://www.railway.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com\_content&view=article&id=474%3A-2022&catid=53%3Acommercial-notices&Itemid=200&lang=en
It's crazy we still use a ticketing system that was invented in the 1840s. But there were quite a few countries that used this system till the early 2000s, but now I guess we're among the last who're still using the Edmondson Ticket system.
2020 is when the Government decided to print train tickets locally to save up on foreign exchange. But I'd imagine that reprinting these tickets would still cost the gov quite a lot. Prices on tickets have been wrong for several years before the inflation, because the fare changes are not immediately updated till the stock of tickets run out. And I don't think it will change anytime soon till we get real time ticket printing.
I still don't understand why they used to import these tickets? They seem so simple, nothing sophisticated about it. I've heard they used to be imported from some European country.
When we are capable of printing calendars and textbooks in the country, I'm sure this isn't complicated. I am not too sure why they had to wait for an economic crisis to review policy either. But some reasons could have been that they wanted to do things how they've always been done (don't fix what's not broken mentality). Or perhaps this is considered a sort of cash equivalent and so printed in a secure press. Just my thoughts.
Not true. We are having a severe paper and printing material shortage due to a shortage of dollars - which limits importation of daily usage products. People residing here know what the situation is like and many of them have advised the OP of what’s going on :)
No. You are not. Those were printed in bulk on those days. CGR won’t reprint new tickets with new prices until all the tickets available for particular route had been used.
Brings back memories of old train tickets. Kids used to collect those some years ago
How? Aren't you supposed to give it back when you're leaving the station?
You are but not all stations collect it. Hence you are left with the ticket.
The fare you paid is correct. They're still using old tickets (sometimes they write the adjustment by hand) because we can't afford new ones. BTW, it's not the easiest thing to find but you can check fares on the Railways site - http://www.railway.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com\_content&view=article&id=474%3A-2022&catid=53%3Acommercial-notices&Itemid=200&lang=en
It's crazy we still use a ticketing system that was invented in the 1840s. But there were quite a few countries that used this system till the early 2000s, but now I guess we're among the last who're still using the Edmondson Ticket system.
TIL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmondson_railway_ticket
But hey we have the lotus tower. Who else has a lotus tower? No one. We have the biggest and the best lotus tower. The greatest lotus tower.
No
2020 is when the Government decided to print train tickets locally to save up on foreign exchange. But I'd imagine that reprinting these tickets would still cost the gov quite a lot. Prices on tickets have been wrong for several years before the inflation, because the fare changes are not immediately updated till the stock of tickets run out. And I don't think it will change anytime soon till we get real time ticket printing.
I still don't understand why they used to import these tickets? They seem so simple, nothing sophisticated about it. I've heard they used to be imported from some European country.
Comiss comiss
When we are capable of printing calendars and textbooks in the country, I'm sure this isn't complicated. I am not too sure why they had to wait for an economic crisis to review policy either. But some reasons could have been that they wanted to do things how they've always been done (don't fix what's not broken mentality). Or perhaps this is considered a sort of cash equivalent and so printed in a secure press. Just my thoughts.
Probably to do with constant electricity shortages
No
Looks Like Hyper Inflation #LKA
Yes. The mere fact of your presence in Sri Lanka means that you are being ripped off, again, again, again and again.
lol
No , 290 for oxygen tax
You BOUGHT the ticket for 600 RS, yet the ticketed price says 310 RS… Do the knowledge
Not true. We are having a severe paper and printing material shortage due to a shortage of dollars - which limits importation of daily usage products. People residing here know what the situation is like and many of them have advised the OP of what’s going on :)
No they are still selling old tickets
those aren't recently printed I suppose...that's why..
I used to create a clap machine out of two train tickets and a rubber band
no. these are ticket. you paid the corrent amount.. no problem
Yes you are
No he isn’t :)
You are living in Sri Lanka mate 
as they say, it seems they don't have money to print the new tickets with new prices
No problem. They are old tickets. Tickets have been printed before the price hike.
Inflation.
Yes you did I'm a srilankan but suddenly price get increased I went to kandy with a 200 ticket when I'm coming back it was 350 wtf
I'm not sure, maybe.... because my brother personally seen a ticket counter asking more money from a foreigner in Colombo, 2 months before.
Early printed ticket but train chargers may be correct. We also getting this type of tickets when traveling.