<p>Traffic on the rail track between Anekal and Hosur near Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, disrupted by the derailment of the Ernakulam-bound Express train that claimed nine lives, was restored today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Yes, the (accident) site has been cleared and the route has been restored (for traffic) this morning," Divisional Railway Manager (Bangalore) Anil Kumar Agarwal told PTI.<br /><br />He also said the toll stood at nine and the injured were being treated at hospitals.Investigations were on to ascertain the cause of the derailment, he added.<br /><br />Nine passengers were killed and 18 were seriously injured when nine bogies of Bangalore-Ernakulam Inter-city Express derailed near Anekal, about 45 kms from here, yesterday. The victims included three women and a nine-year-old boy.<br /><br />The daily train had derailed nearly 80 minutes after departure from Bengaluru between Anekal Road and Hosur on Bangalore City-Salem Section, resulting in either full or partial cancellation or diversion of several trains.<br /><br />"Prima-facie cause of the derailment was a boulder on the track," an official statement had said.<br /><br />An inquiry into the mishap is being conducted by Commissioner Railway Safety S K Mittal.</p>
<p>Traffic on the rail track between Anekal and Hosur near Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border, disrupted by the derailment of the Ernakulam-bound Express train that claimed nine lives, was restored today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Yes, the (accident) site has been cleared and the route has been restored (for traffic) this morning," Divisional Railway Manager (Bangalore) Anil Kumar Agarwal told PTI.<br /><br />He also said the toll stood at nine and the injured were being treated at hospitals.Investigations were on to ascertain the cause of the derailment, he added.<br /><br />Nine passengers were killed and 18 were seriously injured when nine bogies of Bangalore-Ernakulam Inter-city Express derailed near Anekal, about 45 kms from here, yesterday. The victims included three women and a nine-year-old boy.<br /><br />The daily train had derailed nearly 80 minutes after departure from Bengaluru between Anekal Road and Hosur on Bangalore City-Salem Section, resulting in either full or partial cancellation or diversion of several trains.<br /><br />"Prima-facie cause of the derailment was a boulder on the track," an official statement had said.<br /><br />An inquiry into the mishap is being conducted by Commissioner Railway Safety S K Mittal.</p>