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Northern Railway Cancels 68 Trains in Jammu Region as Fresh Rains Halt Shuttle Runs

Officials cite track breaches from record rainfall.

Overview

  • Sixty-eight services to and from Jammu and Katra are cancelled through September 30, with 24 trains slated to resume, according to Northern Railway.
  • JammuKatra shuttles that began on September 1 were called off today because of flooding, and some New DelhiKatra trains were short-terminated.
  • Rail traffic on the PathankotJammu section has been down for over a week due to misalignment and breaches following late-August downpours.
  • Railway officials report 5,784 stranded passengers have been moved from Jammu in seven special trains.
  • West Central Railway announced date-specific cancellations for JabalpurKatra, Kota–Katra and Kota–Udhampur services in September, and Vande Bharat is scheduled to restart on September 7.