{"id":26029,"date":"2025-01-14T06:17:48","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T06:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=26029"},"modified":"2025-01-14T06:17:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T06:17:48","slug":"train-with-500-passengers-derails-in-tamil-nadu-loco-pilot-averts-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alertindianews.in\/?p=26029","title":{"rendered":"Train With 500 Passengers Derails In Tamil Nadu, Loco Pilot Averts Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

A coach of a MEMU (Mainline Electric Multiple Unit) train bound for Puducherry derailed near Villupuram on Tuesday, an official said and a major accident was averted as the loco pilot noticed it and quickly halted the train.<\/p>\n

No one was injured and the traffic was restored in about 3 hours, the official said adding the cause of the derailment would be known only following the completion of an inquiry, which has been ordered.<\/p>\n

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Tamil Nadu: A major disaster was narrowly avoided when the wheels of a passenger train derailed near Villupuram railway station. The train had just departed when five coaches went off track. No casualties were reported, and officials are investigating the cause pic.twitter.com\/6mR0RBEVjT<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 IANS (@ians_india) January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
When the Villupuram-Puducherry train with approximately 500 passengers, soon after its departure from Villupuram at 5.25 am, was crossing a curve, a coach derailed and the loco pilot swiftly stopped the train.<\/p>\n
The derailment led to the disruption of train services on the Villupuram route till 8.30 am. The Villupuram-Puducherry MEMU is a short distance train covering about 38 km.<\/p>\n
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)<\/i><\/p>\n
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