Jammu, Sep 4 – The Jammu-Katra shuttle train service, introduced for the convenience of locals and stranded passengers, faced suspension for the second day on Thursday owing to floods and landslides. Heavy rainfall led to landslides, obstructing the portal of tunnel number 16 on the railway track between Ramnagar and Manwal in the Jammu-Udhampur section.
"Due to heavy rainfall and landslides, railways have decided to cancel the shuttle train service (between Jammu and Katra) today," stated Chief Public Relations Officer Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay. The shuttle services, incorporating four trains between Katra and Jammu, commenced on September 1 and were set to operate till September 15.
Rail traffic remains suspended in the Jammu railway division for the past nine days due to misalignment and breaches at multiple locations in the Pathankot-Jammu section following heavy rainfall and flash floods on August 26.
However, Indian Railways has been operating special trains over the past four days to transport stranded passengers from Jammu to their respective destinations. A total of 5,784 stranded passengers have been ferried in seven trains from Jammu for onward travel.
Countless people, notably pilgrims, were left stranded as heavy rains battered the Jammu region since August 26, significantly disrupting both rail and road transportation. A tragic landslide near the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Katra claimed 34 lives.
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