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Tirunelveli-Palakkad Express derails at Tirunelveli junction yard
The Hindu
Coach re-railed after three hours, two other trains delayed
Departure of two unreserved express specials suffered a delay of up to two hours after Palakkad- Tirunelveli Express derailed at the yard in Tirunelveli railway station in the early hours of Sunday.
Railway sources said four wheels of a coach of the Palakkad- Tirunelveli Express got off the track at around 5.30 a.m. when the empty rake was being shunted in the yard.
Consequently, the rakes of Tirunelveli- Nagercoil unreserved express special and Tirunelveli- Tiruchendur unreserved express special got off the track inside the yard.
The derailed coach was rerailed at around 8.45 a.m., a railway official said.
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