(Eds: Updating with restoration of traffic) Chennai, Dec 27 (PTI) Suburban train services operatingfrom Moore market complex (MMC) were affected for a few hourstoday following an overnight derailment of a local train nearhere, officials said.
Eleven train services were cancelled today, following aderailment of two coaches of a local train at Avadi stationlate last night, Southern Railway said.
While the two empty coaches were "rerailed" early thismorning, the track and Overhead Equipment (OHE) were alsolater repaired.
Subsequently, one train each was operated on the twolines, one at around 10 AM and the other at 12.50 PM.
"With this, full traffic on both the lines have beenrestored," a Southern Railway release said.
During the period of restoration, passenger specials wereoperated every half an hour for from Moore market complex(MMC) to Tirutani, Tiruvallur, Avadi and Arakkonam, it said.
"Now, the train services stand fully restored," it added.
Following the derailment, officers from Chennai DivisionRailway headed by its Manager Naveen Gulati rushed to the spotand initiated restoration efforts, it said.
However, "no injury or casualty was reported as the trainwas empty," Southern Railway officials said.
Local services including those plying betweenChennai-Sullurpetah and Arakkonam-Tirupati were earliercancelled as a result of the derailment, they said. PTI SAROH.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.