Suburban train derails near Fort railway station; Chennai Beach-bound services hit

A suburban train derailed near the Fort railway station on Monday (October 5, 2026) morning, leading to services along one stretch of the Beach-Chengalpattu via Tambaram section being affected.

The electrical multiple unit (EMU) train, proceeding from Chengalpattu to Beach, was stopped after one set of the wheels of the seventh coach derailed near the Fort railway station around 10.30 a.m.  

A senior official from Southern Railway said an accident relief train (ART) was deployed immediately and the maintenance staff were engaged in restoration work on a priority basis.

The derailment that occurred on the Beach-Chengalpattu via Tambaram section, however, did not affect the other line, where train services continued normally. A few incoming trains bound for Beach were stopped at the Park and Egmore railway stations and operated towards Tambaram, he added. 

Senior officials from the Chennai Division of Southern Railway were present at the site and were closely monitoring the restoration work. 

According to a press release, rectification work on re-railing the wheel was successfully completed at 12.15 p.m., and the services returned to normalcy.