The engine of a 13-wagon goods train derailed near Chidambaram today, police said.
The wagons were laden with coal from Karaikal Port and the goods train was proceeding to Kaikuppam private thermal power station when the engine derailed at the Puduchatram station in the early hours, they said.
Railway Officials and technicians from the Tiruchirappalli division arrived at the spot and re-railed the engine.
Rail traffic on the Chennai-Thanjavur section was not affected.
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