Chennai suburban train bound for Tiruvallur derails near Vyasarpadi railway station

This is the third incident of train derailment to be reported in Tamil Nadu and second incident to be occurring near Basin Bridge junction, in the past four days

The wheel of the last coach of the suburban train operating between Chennai-Tiruvallur that left from Chennai Central station derailed near the Basin Bridge railway junction on June 11, 2023 | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam

A suburban train proceeding from Moore Market complex suburban station in Chennai to Tiruvallur derailed on Sunday (June 11, 2023) morning causing hardships for commuters. None was hurt.

The derailment took place around 10 a.m. when the wheels of the second coach of the electrical multiple unit (EMU) rake derailed while it was proceeding on the slow line between Basin Bridge and Vyasarpadi railway stations, a senior official of the Chennai division of Southern Railway said.

The maintenance staff of the Chennai division rushed to the derailment spot and restored the train operation by 11.55 a.m. The derailment resulted in several commuters getting off the train and walking to the nearby Perambur bus terminus. 

The derailment resulted in train services from the Tiruvallur and Avadi stretch also having to be stopped for more than one-hour with a few trains having been detained at Perambur and Villivakkam stations, the railway officials said. 

Third derailment in a week

Only two days ago, an empty coach of Jan Shatabdi train derailed near Basin Bridge junction in Chennai when it was being taken to yard for cleaning work on June 9.

Earlier on June 8, the fourth carriage of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) train that was headed towards Mettupalayam from Coonoor derailed just a few metres after departing from the Coonoor railway station. No one was injured.