Muzaffarpur-Yesvantpur Express derail near Arakkonam -Wednesday April 10,2013

Railway officials have confirmed one death in the derailment of the Muzaffarpur-Yeshvantpur Express (15228, via Chennai Central) at Sitheri near Arakkonam, about 40 km from here on Wednesday morning.

The identity of the victim has been established. The victim, who is believed to have been travelling alone, is identified as Soren Bode (50) from Malda Town in West Bengal, a Southern Railway official said. 

3 passengers are being brought to the General Hospital in Chennai while the rest are under treatment at the Government Hospital in Arakkonam. 

Following the derailment, the Southern Railway has -

Cancelled 8 Trains

• Train No.12675/12676 Chennai Central – Coimbatore - Chennai Central Kovai Expresses
•  Train No.12639/12640 Chennai Central – Bangalore - Chennai Central Brindavan Expresses
•  Train No.12243/12244 Chennai Central – Coimbatore - Chennai Central Duronto Expresses
• Train No.16627 Chennai Central – Mangalore West Coast Express
•  Train No.12609 Chennai Central – Bangalore Express
• Train No.12679 Chennai Central – Coimbatore Intercity Express
•  Train No.12695 Chennai Central – Thiruvananthapuram Express and
•  Train No.12607 Chennai Central – Bangalore Lalbagh Express.

Diverted  7 Trains 

• Train No.12510 Guwahati – Bangalore
• Train No.22601 Chennai Central – Sainagar Shirdi Express 
•  Train No.22604 Villupuram – Kharagpur express
•  Train No.22619 Bilaspur ­­– Tirunelveli
•  Train No.12245 Howrah –Yeswantpur Duronto Express 
•  Train No.12507 Ernakulam – Guwahati Express via Katpadi, and
•  Train No.12296 Patna – Bangalore express via Gudur. 

Partially cancelled 3 services

• Train No.12608 Bangalore – Chennai Central Lalbaugh express (between Katpadi and Chennai Central)
• Train No.12680 Coimbatore – Chennai Central Intercity Express (between Salem and Chennai Central) and 
• Train No.16086 Jolarpettai – Arakkonam express (between Walajjah Road and Arakkonnam)