COLOMBO (News 1st):- The operations along the Northern Railway line has been delayed due to a train derailment. The Jaffna-Beliatta train had derailed at 1.35 pm today (September 15) close to the Mahawa railway station.

The Railway Control room said, a special team has been deployed to solve the situation and put the train back on track.

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