Traveled By train (පොඩි මැණිකේ) |battle month|10

in Sri Lanka-ශ්‍රී ලංකා3 years ago
It was a Friday. We got up early in the morning around 3.30am. That day I stayed at a friend’s home with my other friends. Because we should go to Pettah station at 4.45am. Since පොඩි මැණිකේ train will come to station 5.00am. We booked that train on previous week. Also, we booked 1st class carriage. So, we had a good body wash and got ready to go. After that my friend Kasun was reserve a uber van to us for go to pettah station. However, we went to station on the time. I was quickly gone and sat on the seat near the shutter.

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Anyway, we started our journey to Badulla. After passing many railway stations, the train reached the Kandy station around 9.00am. Such as; Veyangoda, Polagahawela, Rambukkana, Peredeniya…Etc.

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The train stopped a little time in the Peradeniya station, among that time we took our breakfast. Somehow, we were able go to Perandeniya very quickly. Because it’s an express train. But then the journey got a little difficult. The train made its way to Badulla, passing beautiful waterfalls and tea estates through the mountains.

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And also, a large number of bin houses were also to be passed. We drunk plain tea with biscuits around 3.30pm. Among that time also ate sandwiches, some bites…etc. Therefore, we unable to get our lunch. The train again stopped in the Pattipola railway station due to huge rain. We felt a very cold climate that time. So, we weared our sweaters.

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After while the train started going again. Then we passed a very wonderful bridge as name as Nine Arch Bridge. I think it is a wonderful architectural design.

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Anyway, we reached Badulla station around 5.30pm. So, we had a little hungry. But didn’t care it and went to our bungalow. It was a really fun trip. It was also a new experience for me as it was the first time, I had traveled by train to Badulla. So I'm not going to talk more about first experience.

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Thank you & see you in another post❤😎👌👍✔

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 3 years ago 

Your article takes me to my past, where I went on a journey to Bandarawela via train with my university batch mates. After the nawalapitiya train station, it was really beautiful , filled up with mist and surrounded by tea estates. I think, everyone should go this beautiful journey at least once in a life time.
@ransika your captures are really nice!!!

#slbmc

 3 years ago 

Thank you very much @thimalteb

 3 years ago 

No doubt, this is a great journey, a route where we can travel by train in Sri-Lanka.

I never had a chance to go in first class which is fully open to outside by glass partitions. If I am not wrong, there was a night train which started from Pettah station at night time named පොඩි මැණිකේ too.

I used to come to Veyangoda from pettah station twice a week by train in 2013 and I never got a chance to come by this train as it allows check-in in only for pre-booked passengers.

And the price was higher than normal trains and I was jealous of those who were going on that train. just for kidding......😄😄

 3 years ago 

Is that the inside of the the train. Just wow. Looks like the inside of a highway bus. A seat near a window is the perfect for enjoying a journey like this with beautiful scenarios all the way long.

I also have taken the same root 3 years ago in a bit old train. That is actually most beautiful train ride I ever had.

#slbmc

 3 years ago 

Thank you @kashvibhagya

 3 years ago 

I hope you got the luxury and comfortable train experience morning 5 o clock to afternoon 5 o clock.The environment also so beautiful and still I didn't get like this experience by traveling train.
Nice photography and one day I also hopefully travel by podhi manike.....😍
#slbmc

 3 years ago 

Thank you @inudi

 3 years ago 

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