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The derailed train was cleared in the morning and the track restoration work got underway.
”Train services resumed normal operation on the Pudukkad-Irinjalakkuda double-line section. However, due to the late running of pairing trains, some trains are rescheduled today (Saturday),” a press statement from Southern Railway said.
Thiruvananthapuram Central-MGR Chennai Central Mail, Kochuveli-Mysuru Daily Express and Thiruvananthapuram Central – Mangalore Central Malabar Express were among the trains rescheduled. Alappuzha – Kannur Executive Express and Kannur – Alappuzha Executive Express were fully cancelled, the statement added. Train service was partially affected in the Ernakulam-Thrissur route since Friday after the goods train derailed near Pudukkad station.