Train coach derails in TN, leading to brief disruption of services

A coach wheel of a MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train bound for Puducherry derailed at the railway yard here on Tuesday during the shunting process and no one was injured, the Southern Railway said. The passengers waiting for the Villupuram-Puducherry MEMU train were accommodated in the Dadar-Puducherry express which was halted at all stations enroute Puducherry to ensure their travel without further delay, an official railway release said.

"The main line remained clear, and hence there was no disruption to traffic on the main line. However, movement towards Puducherry was briefly affected due to the derailment. The entire line has been cleared for traffic at 8.40 hrs today and normal train services have resumed," the release added.

"One wheel of the sixth coach of MEMU Train No 66013 derailed at Villupuram yard and the MEMU was within Villupuram yard limits for shunting operations and only less than 60 passengers were onboard," the statement said adding no one was injured.


The Villupuram-Puducherry MEMU is a short distance train covering about 38 km.