Panadura - Kandy | No. 17 Bus Root

The 17 bus root (of course not the bus but the root) is very popular among many people. Because it covers many roots in a single ride, many people including me tend to catch a No. 17 bus for my travelling. It basically covers the 183 bus which is from Panadura to Nugegoda. 163 which is from Dehiwela to Battaramulla and some part of 177 which is from Kollupitiya to Kaduwela etc. well those 3 are the only one’s I know but it also covers people travelling from down south to up country because you can skip busy Colombo and go to Hill side or the other way around.

Even when I was doing my A/L’s and when I wanted to travel to Sakya or Rotary in Nugegoda, Even I can take 183 or 100 buses for that I usually wait for a 17 bus because it is a single and a fast ride. The importance of No. 17 bus A.K.A. Panadura-Kandy bus (also Panadura-Kurunegala) came in to my mind when it comes to undergrad time. Because I’m a SLIIT student, sometimes I had to travel to Malabe (from Moratuwa) for my studies. The best option is… what else? Taking the 17 bus. It’s a single ride and I can get to Malabe in less than 1 and ½ hrs in early mornings. Other wise I would have to travel from Moratuwa to Colpetty and Colpetty to Kaduwela or Moratuwa to Dehiwela and Dehiwela to Battaramulla and Battaramulla to Kaduwela. So from myself even I think you can get a simple idea of the importance of 17 bus.

I think authorities of transportation in Sri Lanka will take more measures to expand the number of buses travelling in 17 roots. Usually its 1 per 30 minutes but hope it expands.

Many thanks for the drivers and conductors of 17 root for their kind attitude and service (which many others not have)