No. I did not see anything like that. Ella station is not even a building but mostly open area with no facilities. Only taxi drivers.

Hi I suggest you have a look at seat61 for example where you get all the train lines, time tables, routes and how the different train look inside i.e 2nd class, 3rd class and 1st class. Make sure to reserve tickets if you wish a Seat and specific class. Often recommended to book 1st class or 2nd class. Hope this helps. Also Viator has some great travels and visits to offer.

Direct booking is most suitable.ticket open for booking 30 days befor.Fort,kandy,polgahawela,gampaha,maradana,nanuoya, those stations you can make ur ticket booking.

1. There are multiple trains at different times that you are can take on the route, so you are not limited by a specific train. The most popular timings of early morning obviously get booked in advance for the reserved compartments. 2. The tickets that mostly sold out are of the first class and second class coaches. There is a 3rd class coach as well, so you can try that. We travelled by 3rd class coach and it's very neat and seats are good. These have open windows which offer a much better experience as opposed to sitting in 1st class coaches with closed air conditioned coaches. 3. There is also the Unreserved compartments. Those are going to be crowded but if you are not traveling with kids and lot of luggage, then you can give it a shot.Lot of tourists travel by these un-reserved compartments. So, suggest you look up various trains and their schedules and accordingly either book in the 3rd class coaches. And if you don't get a reservation, just land up the station and go for the un-reservee coaches.