Naththandiya to Kochchikade Rail hike (17Km)

Year and Month	December 2018
Number of Days	1
Crew	One
Accommodation	N/A
Transport	Bus
Activities	Rail hike (17Km’s), Photography
Weather	Clear sky
Route	Chilaw -> Marawila -> Naththandiya -> Thunmodara(2Km) -> Lunuwila(5Km) -> Boralessa(2.95Km) -> Bolawaththa(2.5Km) -> Waikkal(2.2Km) -> Kochchikade(1.6Km) -> Returned back to Chilaw along A3
Tips, Notes and Special remark	Take 2L’s of water and Jeewani Do not carry Plastic items (Minimize), Make sure you bring back everything you took. Don’t disturb wild life Walking on rail tracks is a punishable act Shoes are recommended Beware of grease Not recommended for people with vision and hearing impairment. Try and walk always on the side walk Get information about the train schedule from the stations Talk with locals and station masters do not ignore them Off your phone if possible During the rail hike keep your eyes and ears fully open
Related Resources	External link : Puttalam Line
Author	Ashan
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When I stepped foot in Chilaw few years ago I wanted to do a complete rail hike along Puttalam rail line and my main intentions were to complete the stretch along Puttalam district. I somehow managed to finish off the difficult parts earlier and the easiest part was the remaining stretch between Kochchikade and Naththandiya. Please refer these reports on my previous attempts of different sections of the Puttalam line ( Naththandiya – Chilaw , Chilaw – Mundalama , Mundalama – Puttalama & Puttalama – Periyanaga villu ).

Since I couldn’t find anyone for a hike I decided to go solo and this was my 2nd test run for my new sx60 camera too. At around 8.30Am I started hiking along the railway from Naththandiya and headed towards Thunmodara. The stretch From Naththandiya to Lunuwila is the most scenic part of this hike.

Starting point

Halted for long time

Crossing at Udubaddawa road

Greene

.	Hamilton canal

morning snack

marshy land

waterways

reciprocal

solo

Blue faced Malkoha

Pair

fishing trap

Flood zone

.	Crossing Hora wanguwa road

.	daily tools

routine

Wheres my other?

lazy cats

day crawlers

.	towards colombo

a lake

jacana

Purple Swamphen

.	Purple heron

Whistling ducks

Branch of Gin oya

Bolawaththa road

crossing at lunuwila

goods train

The rest from Lunuwila to Kochchikade didn’t provide much to see other than the Huge bridge across Maha oya where Gampaha and Puttalam districts apart. I reached Kochchikade around 1Pm and got in to a bus heading towards Chilaw to end a half day rail hike which concluded my Puttalam rail hike series.