: The Bangalore-Kolar DEMU passenger train derailed near Srinivasapura railway station today, but there were no casualties, officials said.
They said the DEMU (Diesel Electrical Multiple Unit) train left Bengaluru at 8:30 AM and was about to enter Srinivasapura railway station when three bogies derailed with a loud sound, leaving passengers in panic.
The train was expected to reach Kolar at 1 PM.
Officials helped passengers go to their onward destinations by arranging various forms of road transport.
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According to a Thiruvananthapuram report five long
distance trains on routes -- Trivandrum-Mumbai, Kanyakumari-Bangalore, Alapuzha-Dhanbad, Trivandrum-Gorakhpur Raptisagar, Trivandrum-Hyderabad Sabari express have been diverted via Tirunelveli-Erode route, Southern Railways said.
At least 15 passenger trains, besides Guruvayur-Trivandrum intercity and its pairing train, Ernakulam-Kannur express, Alapuzha-Kannur express of August 29 and 16305 Kannur-Ernakulam express of August 30 have been cancelled, it said.
Some other trains were also partially cancelled.
Janashatabdi express and Venad express from Thiruvananthapuram will conclude their onward journeys at Ernakulam.
Passengers from the derailed train were taken in buses shortly after the incident. 11 buses had been arranged through Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to ferry the stranded passengers.
