Fig. 10.7 Suggestions for realignment of the existing railway track from the Siliguri Junction to
the Alipurduar Junction to reduce the risk of train–elephant collisions in northern West Bengal.
#Red line Northern sector railway track (Siliguri Junction–Alipurduar Junction). #Green line
Southern sector railway track (New Jalpaiguri–New Alipurduar Junction) that does not pass
through any forest. #Pink lines Possible realignment of track (Dalgaon- Falakata (A-1), Madarihat–
Falakata (A-2)). #Blue dotted lines Possible realignment of proposed track (Madarihat–Alipurduar
Junction (A-3) and Hamlitonganj–Damanpur (A-4))
Photo credit @Debopratim Saha
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