Since 2017, 18 elephants have been killed by trains on the Howrah-Mumbai route, specifically in the Chakradharpur, Kharagpur, and Adra divisions. This includes three elephants killed by a goods train near Gidhani in 2018 and another three killed by a goods train near Banspani in 2022. Following these incidents, the Railways...
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and Forest Department jointly marked elephant zones along the Chakulia, Chandil, Chaibasa, and Rourkela routes. Locomotive pilots have been instructed to reduce train speeds and honk continuously in elephant zones to prevent train accidents. Despite these measures, one or two elephants continue to die each year due to train collisions.

The Indian Railways has introduced a new weekly direct train service from Gaya to Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, Mumbai, passing through Chakradharpur and Rourkela railway stations. This service will benefit the people of Rourkela, Jharsuguda, and surrounding areas within the Chakradharpur railway division. The train will depart from Gaya at 7:00 PM...
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and reach Jharsuguda at 4:53 AM, leaving at 4:55 AM. It will reach Nagpur at 3:00 PM, departing at 3:05 PM, and finally arrive in Mumbai at 5:00 AM. On the return journey, the train will depart from Mumbai at 1:15 PM, reaching Nagpur at 1:20 PM and leaving at 1:25 PM. It will reach Jharsuguda at 10:38 AM and depart at 10:40 AM, finally arriving in Gaya at 10:50 PM.

A young elephant, eight months old, was killed when it was hit by a goods train in the Bandamunda area of Chakradharpur Rail Division. Two other elephants, including a young one, were injured in the incident. The accident occurred around 9:44 PM on Monday, halting train operations for five hours. The...
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train driver's assistant was briefly detained by the forest department but later released after questioning. The incident happened as a herd of 23 elephants was crossing the railway track, and one of them got hit by a goods train called 'N Box'. The forest department sent the injured elephants to a safe location in the Sagwan forest for treatment. Several trains were delayed due to the train stoppage, including the Samaleswari Express. The forest department had informed the railway authorities about the elephants in the area for the past three-four days, but no concrete steps were taken, according to the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO). The Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (Sr. DCM) stated that several measures have been taken to prevent elephants from entering the railway tracks, including iron barricading and speed control in elephant zones.

The Chakradharpur Railway Division has released a list of 24 vacant quarters in Bandamunda for railway employees. These include 6 quarters for RSO department employees, 4 for TRS Rourkela, and the remaining for other departments. The available quarters are categorized by department and have specific numbers assigned to them, like E-323/1...
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to E-321/6 for RSO, E-324/1 to E-324/6 for TRS, and so on.

Two loco pilots, Manoj Kumar and Kaviraj Kumar, were arrested by the Odisha Forest Department in Jamshedpur after a goods train killed a baby elephant. This led to protests by loco pilots, who staged a sit-in at Rourkela-Bundamunda lobby. The incident affected train operations on the Howrah-Mumbai rail route. The elephant...
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was killed near Bundamunda A cabin in the Chakradharpur rail division. The arrested loco pilots were later released after several railway officials intervened.