Jamshedpur, Jan. 12 -- Facing public outrage over prolonged train delays, the Chakradharpur division of the South Eastern Railway (SER) on Monday cited elephant movements, rampant signalling cable thefts and dense fog as the main reasons behind the disruptions, officials said.

Speaking to HT, Chakradharpur divisional railway manager (DRM) Tarun Huria said, "The main reason for trains getting delayed is the frequent theft of signalling systems and cables. Thirty-four such thefts of signalling systems and cables have been registered during the past 52 weeks under the Chakradharpur division. Such thefts have most recently occurred in the Sini, DPS, Tatanagar and Bandamuda areas. This has resulted in the forced stoppage of trains until the s...