The engine of a passenger train derailed today just as it left the station here, but no one was injured, railway sources said.
The Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram Passenger started moving at its scheduled departure time this morning when the incident occurred, they said.
After the engine was put back on rails, the train continued its journey, suffering a delay of nearly an hour.
An inquiry had been ordered into the derailment, the sources said.
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