<p>The Bengaluru-bound AC double-decker express train from Chennai derailed around 100 km away from Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru City Junction, affecting train operations on the line on Monday.</p>.<p>Train number 22625 from Dr MGR Chennai Central to KSR Bengaluru was due to reach the city junction at 1.15 pm. Around 11.30 am, a pair of wheels and an axle of the second-last coach derailed at Bisanattam station, about 20 kilometres from Bangarapet, Kusuma Hariprasad, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bangalore Division, South Western Railway, told <span class="italic">DH. </span></p>.<p>However, no injuries or casualties were reported. The passengers in the coach were promptly shifted to other seats in coaches C2, C3, and C4, a statement by the railways noted. The coach was detached from the train and the rest of the train resumed the journey, reaching the city junction around 3.15 pm. </p>.<p>Railway officials noted that the up line remained unaffected but the down line was affected and sparked a change in the pattern of train services by rescheduling and diverting eight trains. The track was restored around 5 pm for diesel engines and around 6.20 pm for electrical engines. </p>.<p>The South Western Railway has launched an investigation to identify the cause of the derailment.</p>
<p>The Bengaluru-bound AC double-decker express train from Chennai derailed around 100 km away from Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Bengaluru City Junction, affecting train operations on the line on Monday.</p>.<p>Train number 22625 from Dr MGR Chennai Central to KSR Bengaluru was due to reach the city junction at 1.15 pm. Around 11.30 am, a pair of wheels and an axle of the second-last coach derailed at Bisanattam station, about 20 kilometres from Bangarapet, Kusuma Hariprasad, Additional Divisional Railway Manager, Bangalore Division, South Western Railway, told <span class="italic">DH. </span></p>.<p>However, no injuries or casualties were reported. The passengers in the coach were promptly shifted to other seats in coaches C2, C3, and C4, a statement by the railways noted. The coach was detached from the train and the rest of the train resumed the journey, reaching the city junction around 3.15 pm. </p>.<p>Railway officials noted that the up line remained unaffected but the down line was affected and sparked a change in the pattern of train services by rescheduling and diverting eight trains. The track was restored around 5 pm for diesel engines and around 6.20 pm for electrical engines. </p>.<p>The South Western Railway has launched an investigation to identify the cause of the derailment.</p>