South Eastern Railway Halts Passenger Services for Three Days Due to Elephant Transit in Chakradharpur Division

More than six passenger trains will be cancelled for three days starting December 22 due to the presence of elephants, according to a railway announcement made on Sunday, December 21.

The Memu train services will be suspended from December 22 to 24, the South Eastern Railway noted.

A herd of elephants has been sighted near the railway tracks between the Chakradharpur (Singhbhum, Jharkhand) and Jharsuguda (Odisha) section, particularly in Bandamuna during the nighttime, reported Aditya Choudhary, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager of the Chakradharpur division of S E Railway.
Train operations are being slowed, leading to congestion and delays in train schedules, he added.

The trains that will be cancelled due to the elephant movements in the section include 68025/68026 (Ckp-Rou-Ckp), 68043/68044 (Tata-Rou-Tata), 18175/18176 (Hte-Jsg-Hte), 68029/68030 (Rou-Jsg-Rou), 58151/58152 (Brmp-Bxf-Brmp) PASS, 68125/68126 (Tata-Bbn-Tata) MEMU, and 68019/68020 (Tata-Gua-Tata) Memu, along with 68010/68009/68006 (Ckp-Tata-Kgp-Ckp) Memu, it specified.