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Trains Halt for Elephant Herd's Safe Passage in India
1 Nov, 2025
Summary
- Railway halts 12 trains to allow 22 elephants to cross tracks
- Incident occurred on Howrah-Mumbai route in Jharkhand-Odisha border
- Nine elephants have died in train collisions since 2018
On November 1, 2025, the Chakradharpur divisional railway in India demonstrated its commitment to wildlife conservation by temporarily halting a dozen long-distance passenger trains on the busy Howrah-Mumbai route to give safe passage to a herd of 22 elephants.
The trains were stopped between the Bisra and D Cabin section on the Jharkhand-Odisha border over a stretch of time between Friday and Saturday. The movement of eight trains on the down line and four trains on the up line was halted for three to four hours until the herd crossed the tracks safely in the early hours of Saturday.
This proactive measure by the railway underscores its efforts to prevent train-elephant collisions, which have claimed the lives of nine elephants in the Kolhan division since August 2018. The regulation of passenger trains to ensure the safe passage of the elephants highlights the railway's commitment to maintaining a harmonious coexistence between wildlife and rail operations.
