Chennai: In a shocking incident, a local train derailed at the Beach station and ran over to platform 1 of the railway station and no casualties were reported as no passengers were present in the coach. Responding to the issue, the Southern Railways Chief Public Relations Officer Guganesan shared a note and stated as "While placing an empty EMU rake from shed line to Platform 1, the rake had overshot the buffer end of the platform and damaged the platform 1. The rake was fully empty and no passengers on board. No injury to any passengers on the platform. Shunter jumped out of the rake and no injury was sustained. Other damage: platform shelter damaged. Enquiry at the appropriate level will be conducted to assess the cause of the incident. -B. Guganesan Chief Public Relations Officer Southern Railway."
