The accident occurred around 6.30 am today.

(FILE PHOTO)Thiruvananthapuram: Two coaches of the Chennai-Mangalore Superfast Express derailed near Shoranur in Kerala today morning, disrupting rail traffic.Railway sources said there were no casualties.The accident occurred around 6.30 am near the 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 on 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, sources added.