Two coaches of the Chennai-Mangalore Superfast Express derailed near Shoranur in Kerala Tuesday morning, disrupting rail traffic. Railway sources said there were no casualties.

The mishap occurred around 6.30 AM near Shoranur station. 

Two coaches – a luggage-cum-brake van and parcel van – behind the engine derailed. One of the derailed coaches hit an electric post near the track, damaging it.

The train services in three directions – Thiruvananthapuram, Mangaluru and Palakkad – were affected. However, services through a bypass route between Thrissur and Palakkad have not been hit Efforts are on to restore train services as early as possible, the sources added.

Rail traffic from Shoranur to Kozhikode, Thrissur, and Palakkad has been stopped temporarily. However, the Thrissur – Palakkad route has been unaffected.

Railway authorities said they are putting in place an alternate system to allow traffic flow in Shoranur, as the signals have been disrupted. The emergency system including the break up van available at the station will help fix an alternate system immediately, they said.

The Chennai-Mangalore super fast mail covers places in the Malabar region of North Kerala between Shoranur and Mangalore. The train started from Chennai on Monday night and was slated to reach Mangalore later on Tuesday.