A coach of a double decker express train heading to Bengaluru from Chennai derailed at Bisanattam station (located 20 km from Bangarpet) around 11.30 a.m. on May 15. The train was scheduled to reach Bengaluru around 1.30 p.m. No injury or casualty was reported, according to South Western Railway (SWR) officials.
A pair of wheels of a coach (second from the rear) of Dr. MGR Chennai Central - KSR Bengaluru Double Decker Express (train number 22625) derailed soon after leaving Bisanattam station. After detaching the affected coach, the train left for Bengaluru.
Around 130 passengers were travelling in the coach that derailed. All of them were accommodated in other coaches, and the train was expected to reach Bengaluru before 3 p.m.
