A number of Chennai-bound trains were delayed on Sunday morning after a fracture was detected on the railway line near Chitheri close to Arakkonam railway station.
‘4 a.m’
A senior official of the Southern Railway said a rail fracture was noticed on the tracks between Anvarthikanpettai and Chitheri railway stations by the maintenance workers at around 4 a.m.
Immediately they alerted senior officials at Arakkonam and technical support team was sent which repaired the fracture.
A few long distance trains including the Alappuzha-Chennai Central Express, Mysuru-Chennai Central Kaveri Express, Coimbatore-Chennai Central Cheran Express were delayed in reaching Chennai.
The trains were operated on the same track with instructions of ‘caution drive’, railway sources said.
