(LEAD) Train services resume after disruptions caused by derailment

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(LEAD) train-derailing

(LEAD) Train services resume after disruptions caused by derailment

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SEOUL, April 10 (Yonhap) -- Train services on the southwestern Jeolla Line resumed after a brief interruption caused by a cargo train derailment at Jeonju Station on Thursday, the state railway operator said.

The accident occurred around 4:30 a.m., when one of the wheels of a moving cargo train derailed, according to the Korea Railroad Corp. (KORAIL).

Two KTX trains on the Jeonju-Iksan section of the Jeolla Line were halted, and passengers were provided alternative transportation on two buses, KORAIL said.

Services resumed around 7 a.m., and an investigation is under way into the cause of the accident.

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