Railway Safety commissioner conducts inspection at train accident site in Tamil Nadu

Chennai: A senior official from the railway safety conducted a statutory inspection at the Kavaraipettai rail accident site near here on Saturday, the railway said.

Assisted by senior officials of Southern Railway, Commissioner of Railway Safety, Southern Circle, Bengaluru, A M Chowdhary initiated a thorough inspection of the track, points and blocks, signals, station electronic interlocking systems, control panels and other significant safety, signal and operational aspects, Chief Public Relations Officer, Southern Railway, M Senthamil Selvan, said in a release here.

The Train No 12578 Mysuru - Darbhanga Bagmati Express collided with a stationary goods train at Kavaraipettai near here around 8:30 pm on October 11 and the passengers were transported by buses to Ponneri and then to Chennai Central by two EMU specials, the railway said.

Meanwhile, over 1,800 passengers of the accident-hit train left for Darbhanga by a special train earlier in the day from Central Railway station here.