Train traffic on Pudukkad-Irinjalakkuda double-line in Kerala restored

Team Udayavani, Feb 12, 2022, 4:01 PM IST

Thrissur: Train service resumed operation on the Pudukkad-Irinjalakkuda double-line here on Saturday, a day after a goods train derailed near Pudukad station here.

The derailed train was cleared in the morning and the track restoration work got underway.

”Train services resumed normal operation on the Pudukkad-Irinjalakkuda double-line section. However, due to the late running of pairing trains, some trains are rescheduled today (Saturday),” a press statement from Southern Railway said.

Thiruvananthapuram Central-MGR Chennai Central Mail, Kochuveli-Mysuru Daily Express and Thiruvananthapuram Central – Mangalore Central Malabar Express were among the trains rescheduled. Alappuzha – Kannur Executive Express and Kannur – Alappuzha Executive Express were fully cancelled, the statement added. Train service was partially affected in the Ernakulam-Thrissur route since Friday after the goods train derailed near Pudukkad station.