Rail hike from Nattandiya to Chilaw

Year and Month	May 2017
Number of Days	One
Crew	Ashan & my self
Accommodation	N/A
Transport	Public transport , Rail hike
Activities	Rail hike (21Km) & Photography
Weather	Excellent
Route	Nattandiya -> Walahapitiya(3.84Km) -> Kudawewa(2.54Km) -> Nelumpokuna(0.75Km) -> Madampe(3.43Km) -> Kakkapalliya(4.4Km) -> Sawarana(3.2Km) -> Chilaw(2.8Km)
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Start the journey as early as possible. Take a bottle of water & Jeewani. Do not carry plastic & polythene items, make sure you bring back everything you took. Walking o rail track is a punishable offence. Shoes are recommended. Not recommended for people with vision & hearing impairment. Try & walk always on the side walk. Get information about the train schedule from stations & workers. Talk with locals & workers. Do not ignore them. Switch off your phone if possible. During the hike keep your eyes & ears fully open.
Author	Chamara123
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I did not have a desire to do a rail hike along Puttlam line though it is very close to my home but, I tempted to do it by seeing the photos of Ashan’s rail hike from Chilaw to Puttlam. As far as I know it is the first rail hike that a person did along Puttlam rail line. After a few weeks of Ashan’s rail hike I decided to walk along Puttlam line from Nattandiya to Chilaw which accounts for 21 Km & Ashan also joined.

On a Sunday morning at 6.30 a.m. we met at Nattandiya rail station from there, we started to walk 21 Km up to Chilaw rail station. We walked almost seven hours to reach Chilaw by 1.30 p.m. During this rail hike we passed six rail stations & came across few trains which were running between Nattandiya & Chilaw.