Tiruvallur, July 14 -- Southern Railway on Monday restored train movement in the affected section following the incident in which a freight train carrying diesel caught fire near Tiruvallur railway station in Tamil Nadu a day ago.

The Up Slow line was reopened for traffic at 12:47 am, and the Erode-Chennai Yercaud Express was the first train to pass the spot around 3 am on Monday.

Restoration work is still ongoing on other lines, officials said.

According to officials, the fire spread to the last three wagons of the train, prompting railway authorities to suspend all EMU local train services in the Chennai-Arakkonam section as a safety measure. The Overhead Equipment (OHE) power supply was also switched off.

Southern Railway also issu...