Photo shows a boy standing on the railway track taking photos. [Photo: rednet.cn]

A train has made an emergency stop in central China's Hunan province due to five high school students who were taking photos on the railway track on August 28.

The train driver detected the five boys when the train was approaching them and made a six-minute emergency stop only 50 meters away from the boys.

The five boys, who are freshmen at a senior high school, claim that they wanted to take photos with the train because they had never seen a train.

Police immediately took the boys to the police station and released them after giving a severe warning.

The police have also informed their parents and teachers to provide adequate supervision and guidance.