Track maintenance coach derails near Olakkur in Villupuram district

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A way attraction bid of the Southern Railway derailed adjacent Olakkur railway station, disrupting services connected the Villupuram-Mailam conception connected Wednesday.

Official sources said the packing machine, which was progressive successful regular attraction connected the section, derailed adjacent Olakkur railway presumption astatine astir 7 p.m. The derailment affected the cognition of long-distance bid services. including the Puducherry-Bhubaneshwar superfast explicit and the Madurai-Chennai Tejas Express.

Railway officials said trains would beryllium allowed to proceed lone aft the derailed motor was removed from the track. A squad rushed to the country to transportation retired repair operations. The origin of derailment is being investigated.

Published - May 20, 2026 10:11 p.m. IST

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