Colombo Fort railway parcel office midnight collections: motorbikes and excess luggage?
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The Colombo Fort Railway Inward Parcel Office operates cargo unloading 24 hours a day, but public release counters close between 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM. If your crated motorbike or commercial luggage travels on the Night Mail from Badulla or Jaffna, it is offloaded by porters into the secure storage bond upon train arrival. You can inspect the cargo crate, but administrative clearance and fee assessment receipts require the day-shift parcel clerk arriving at 6:30 AM.
Motorcycles must have fuel tanks drained completely dry before being loaded onto trains; carry a small petrol container to refuel once cleared in the morning.
Demurrage charges begin accumulating 24 hours after arrival; keep your original railway luggage ticket (waybill) safe to avoid claim validation holds.
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