Cow on the railway track stopped our hill train for almost two hours — normal delay or should we have bailed?
Kandy side toward the hills. Train halted, conductor walked ahead, villagers coaxing a cow off the rails. We sat in the heat with snacks. Online someone said jump off and tuk the rest. We stayed. Is cattle-on-track a known hill-line thing, and is waiting usually smarter than improvising mid-nowhere?
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3 Answers from travellers
Livestock on the line happens on rural stretches. Crews clear it when they can; passengers jumping into a random tuk mid-section often create new problems — bags, tickets, and being stranded if the train suddenly moves. Stay with the train unless staff advise otherwise or you are at a proper station with a clear Plan B. Water, patience, and a window seat beat hero transfers. Delays are annoying and ordinary. I will not invent a schedule penalty chart.
Same cow energy once near Hatton. Waited, rolled again, still made the guesthouse with a late check-in call.
Stayed put. Cow eventually wandered, we crawled forward. Updating so the next carriage does not panic-buy a tuk.
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