The train which left Kozhikode at 7-05 pm was held up at Koilandy due to stone pelting around 7-25 pm, according to M K Gopinath, PRO, Southern Railway's Palakkad division.
G Pramod, the Assistant Loco Pilot was injured on his face and had to be admitted to the Koilandy government hospital. He was later discharged, Gopinath said.
The train left around 8-35 pm after another engine was arranged as the loco was damaged due to stone pelting, he said.