Minor Goods Train Derailment Near Pallipuram Briefly Delays Passenger Services
Crews from Southern Railway’s Palakkad Division restored the wheels within 80 minutes to bring services back by about 1 pm.
Overview
- A spokesperson said the wheels of one bogie derailed around 11:30 am near Pallipuram in Kerala’s Palakkad district.
- Officials described the incident as minor, with disruptions limited to the late morning and early afternoon period.
- Passenger associations reported about one-hour delays for four scheduled trains passing the section.
- Two local trains were cancelled following the disruption before services returned to normal operations.
- Pallipuram sits between Kuttippuram and Pattambi, and the account was published from a PTI feed carried by News18.