Shoranur: Two bogies of the Chennai-Mangalore Superfast Mail (12601) derailed near Shoranur Railway Station on Tuesday morning. The rail traffic, which was disrupted on the Thrissur-Shoranur route, was partially restored after a delay of more than three hours. No causalities were reported.

Three trains - 13354 Alappuzha-Dhanbad Express, 12511 Gorakhpur – Trivandrum Rapti Sagar Superfast Express, 17230 Hyderabad – Trivandrum Sabari Express - will travel without entering Shoranur Railway Station. These trains will take the B-lane (Shoranur Bypass) to continue onward journey.  

Chennai-Mangalore Mail derailed in Shoranur
The parcel van and the coach went off the track as the train was entering the Shoranur Railway station. Photo: Vineesh Shoranur

Authorities have informed that the rail traffic would be fully restored within an hour.  

Chennai-Mangalore Mail derailed in Shoranur
Photo: Manorama

The incident took place at 6.40 am. The parcel van and the coach of the train moved off the track just below the railway overbridge while it was entering the Shoranur Railway station from the Palakkad side.

Chennai-Mangalore Mail derailed in Shoranur
Photo: Vineesh Shoranur
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According to reports, the rail traffic from Shoranur to Kozhikode, Thrissur and Palakkad directions have been disrupted. However, the route between Thrissur-Palakkad has not been affected.

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