Puri, Aug. 14 -- The Talcher-Puri MEMU Passenger train derailed near Puri railway station in Odisha on Friday, with the incident occurring around 500 metres from the station near Platform No. 3.

The train was moving at a slow speed when the derailment occurred, due to which no major damage was reported. No injuries have been reported in the incident.

Railway staff and personnel of the Railway Protection Force (RPF) reached the spot soon after the incident and brought the situation under control.

Work to remove the derailed train has commenced. The incident caused minor disruption to train movement in the area, while no other trains were affected.

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