Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 22 -- A landslide near Parassala railway station in Kerala early Thursday derailed the locomotive of the Bilaspur-Tirunelveli Express after the train was stopped in the affected section, disrupting several passenger and long-distance train services.
The incident occurred at 0219 hours in the Neyyattinkara-Parassala section at kilometre 249, near Parassala railway station, when Train No. 22619 Bilaspur-Tirunelveli Express was halted following the landslide. All passengers and railway staff were safe, according to information provided by the Railways.
A relief locomotive was immediately arranged to move the affected train, while an Accident Relief Train (ART), along with personnel and materials required for restorat...