JAMMU, Nov 6: Normal train traffic in the Jammu Division will continue to remain disrupted till March–April 2026 due to ongoing repair work on damaged railway bridges and speed restrictions at multiple locations following the flash floods of August this year.
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Trains to remain cancelled till further ordersTrains to run partiallyRestoration in Seventh Phase80% traffic already restored
Northern Railway today issued a comprehensive list of long-term cancellations, short terminations, and partial restorations affecting major routes connected to Jammu, Katra and Udhampur.
According to Uchit Singhal, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager, Jammu, 22 trains will continue to remain cancelled till March–April 2026, while 16 others will remain short-terminated and short-originated during the same period.
“The disruption has been necessitated by ongoing repair and restoration works on some critical bridges—particularly Bridge No. 17 between Kathua and Madhopur—as well as due to Excess Engineering Restrictions,” Singhal told Excelsior.
Northern Railway Headquarters has issued a formal order in this regard, following recommendations submitted by the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), Jammu.
Trains to remain cancelled till further orders
The following trains will stay off track till March–April 2026:
12207/12208 JAT–KGM Garib Rath Express;
12209/12210 CNB–KGM Garib Rath Express;
12265/12266 DEE–JAT Duronto Express;
14503/14504 Kalka–SVDK Express;
14611/14612 Ghazipur City–SVDK Express;
19107/19108 Bhavnagar–Madhopur/Udhampur Janmabhoomi Express;
22401/22402 Delhi Sarai Rohilla–Udhampur AC Express;
22431/22432 SFG–Madhopur Express;
22439/22440 New Delhi–SVDK Vande Bharat Express;
22705/22706 Tirupati–Jammu Humsafar Express;
26405/26406 Amritsar–SVDK Vande Bharat Express.
Singhal said the cancellations may extend into early April 2026 depending on the completion of bridge-related works.
Trains to run partially
The following trains will operate only up to designated stations:
12549/12550 Durg–MCTM SF Express (short-terminated/originating at Jalandhar)
19223/19224 Sabarmati–Jammu Express (short-terminated/originating at Firozpur)
19415/19416 Sabarmati–SVDK Express (short-terminated/originating at Amritsar)
20433/20434 SFG–SVDK Jammu Mail (short-terminated/originating at Ambala)
20847/20848 Durg–MCTM SF Express (short-terminated/originating at Ambala)
20985/20986 Kota–MCTM Weekly Express (short-terminated/originating at Ludhiana)
22941/22942 Indore–Udhampur Express (short-terminated/originating at Jammu Cantt)
14803/14804 Jodhpur–Jammu Express (short-terminated/originating at Pathankot)
Restoration in Seventh Phase
Meanwhile, Northern Railway has announced that a trio of daily trains is set to be restored by December 2025 in the seventh phase. These include:
14661/14662 Barmer–Jammu Shalimar Malani Express
22461/22462 Shri Shakti Express (NDLS–SVDK)
74906/74907 MCTM–Pathankot DMU
These services have remained cancelled since August 26, 2025, after torrential rains and flash floods severely damaged multiple railway bridges including Bridge No. 17 (Kathua–Madhopur), Bridge No. 163 (Udhampur–Chak Rakwal), Bridge No. 137 (Ghagwal–Hiranagar), and Bridge No. 232 (Pathankot–Cant Kandrori).
80% traffic already restored
With restoration carried out in six phases over the past two months, almost 80 percent of train traffic in the Jammu Division has been reinstated. Most of the trains that remain suspended till March–April 2026 are weekly or fortnightly services.
