Jammu, Aug. 29 -- In a major relief measure for passengers stranded due to widespread disruption of rail services in the region, Northern Railways on Thursday announced a special unreserved train from Jammu to New Delhi to facilitate the safe journey of hundreds of tourists and pilgrims. The train, scheduled to depart around 2 pm, will halt at key stations including Kathua and Pathankot Cantonment, officials confirmed.

This comes a day after heavy rains and flash floods wreaked havoc across the Jammu division, damaging tracks, bridges, and embankments, forcing the Railways to cancel 58 trains and short-terminate or short-originate 64 others on Wednesday. The Jammu-Pathankot stretch has been hit particularly hard, with soil erosion near t...