The Northeast Frontier Railway has decided to introduce a new alert system along the Dooars track to avoid collision between trains and wild animals.
The Dooars track, which connects Alipurduar Junction with Siliguri Junction, is 152km-long and passes through a number of forests, including the Buxa Tiger Reserve.
Around 80 wild elephants were mowed down by trains on the route after the meter gauge was converted into broad gauge around two decades ago.
“We will shortly introduce the ‘Optical Fibre based Intrusion Detection System’ in the Alipurduar Junction-Siliguri Junction section to prevent collision between trains and wild animals.
