Train services through Aluva restored after derailment
The Hindu
Damage to signal cited as reason for delay in restoring services
Rail traffic in the Shoranur-Ernakulam corridor that was thrown into disarray from the early hours of Friday following the derailment of a goods train at the Aluva railway station yard was restored by 7 p.m. on Friday after the four derailed wagons were cleared and track restored.
Train number 12252 - Ernakulam-Barauni Raptisagar Express was the first to cross the restored track, where speed restrictions will be in force for some time, at 7.30 p.m. Soon after the accident, trains had to take turns in operating through the alternative track.
Over a dozen trains, most of them operating within the State, were cancelled, while many others were partially cancelled or rescheduled. The goods train having 42 wagons was carrying cement from Tamil Nadu to be unloaded at Aluva and Kollam railway stations when the accident occurred.