UPDATE 11.15AM: A section of train tracks in the Bay of Plenty remains closesd after a derailment earlier this morning.

Around 5.30am, a freight train travelling on the East Coast Main Trunk Line (ECMT) from Kawerau to Mt Maunganui went over a flooded section of track east of Te Puke.

"The locomotive is still on the tracks but up to 10 wagons, carrying logs and pulp, derailled. The two-person train crew are uninjured," says a KiwiRail spokesperson:.

"There has been significant rainfall in the area over night.

"KIwiRail teams are inspecting the site, and regulators, including the Transport Accident Investigation Commission, have been notified.

"The section of the ECMT is currently closed."

EARLIER 8.15AM:

A freight train has derailed near Te Puke this morning.

A SunLive reader has emailed photos showing part of a train has come off the tracks on the Te Puke side of Bell Road.

Sammi Strickland says it is about 1km down from Bell Road.

"A freight and log train derailed 4.32am.

Flood waters surround the derailed train. Photos: Sammi Strickland/SunLive.

"The surrounding paddocks were full with water flooded and the track has been washed out.

"The engine and four freight carriages made it over with the 5th ripping apart and then logs carriages have split logs everywhere.

"Two drivers got out with torches and unhitched the carriages that stayed attached and moved the engine away."

SunLive is working on getting more information and will provide any updates when we can.