Train Services Resume in Jammu Amid Heavy Rains

Jammu, Aug 27 (PTI) Train services in Jammu resumed on Wednesday following a day-long suspension, with six trains lined up for departure to their respective locations, officials reported. Northern Railway had previously announced on Tuesday night the cancellation of 22 trains, both incoming and outgoing, from Jammu and Katra railway stations. Additionally, 27 trains were short-terminated at various stations in the division due to the heavy rains that hit the region. "Train services have been restored from Jammu. Six trains, which were either cancelled or short-terminated, will leave for their destinations today," stated a railway official. According to the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Jammu Division, the six trains being restored include three that were initially cancelled and three that were short-terminated at different stations. The trains set to depart from Jammu comprise the Jammu Tawi-Kamakhya Express, Jammu-Sambalpur, Jammu-Ambedkar Nagar, Jammu-Varanasi, Jammu-Bandra, and Jammu-Chhapra. On Tuesday, Northern Railway had cancelled 18 trains to and from Katra, Udhampur, and Jammu. Subsequently, the PRO of Jammu Division confirmed the cancellation of 22 trains while stating that 27 were short-terminated on Tuesday. The Jammu region has been experiencing its heaviest rainfall in decades since Monday night, resulting in floods, landslides, damaged bridges and roads, and inundated residential and agricultural areas, prompting many residents to seek safer places. Jammu city logged more than 380 mm of rainfall in under 38 hours. Out of the 22 cancelled trains, nine were from Katra, the base camp for the Vaishno Devi temple, and one was from Jammu, officials informed. The remaining affected were inbound trains to Katra, Jammu, and Udhampur. However, rail services continued uninterrupted on the Katra-Srinagar section.