Jolarpettai, Nov. 2 -- Seven wagons of a freight train derailed during a routine shunting operation at the Jolarpettai wagon depot yard in Tamil Nadu, Southern Railway officials said on Monday.

According to railway authorities, the incident occurred at around 7:15 pm on Sunday when eight wagons were being moved during a shunting procedure, causing seven of them to slip off the tracks inside the yard.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

Railway emergency teams were rushed to the site immediately to carry out re-railing and track restoration work.

"The derailed wagons were cleared, and restoration work was completed by 12:20 am on November 2, paving the way for the resumption of normal operations," Southern Railway stated in an o...