Overview

• Northern Railways operated an unreserved special from Jammu to New Delhi at 2 pm on Thursday to move stranded passengers.
• The service was revised from an earlier 11:30 am departure after requests from travelers, according to J&K’s information department.
• Passengers can board at Jammu, Kathua, Pathankot Cantonment, and other en‑route stations, railway officials said.
• Officials reported 58 cancellations and dozens of short-originations and short-terminations after renewed flash floods and soil erosion in the Chakki river area halted traffic.
• Railways, RPF, GRP, and local NGOs arranged food, water, and lodging at stations including Manwal, Sangar, and Gaghwal, as officials confirmed casualties from cloudbursts and landslides near the Vaishno Devi route.