Due to the serious situation caused by heavy rains and floods in Jammu and Kashmir, train services have been affected, and cancellations are ongoing.

On Saturday, August 30, five important trains, including the Archana and Himgiri Express, will remain cancelled. Because of this, hundreds of passengers are stranded in the Jammu region. To help them, the railway administration is arranging food and water at major stations like Jammu, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra, Pathankot City and Pathankot Cantt.

According to a railway official, the following trains are cancelled for August 30th:

- Train no. 12355 (Patna Jn. - Jammu Tawi Archana Express)

- Train no. 13151 (Kolkata Terminal - Jammu Tawi Express)

- Train no. 12331 (Howrah Jn. - Jammu TawiHimgiri Express)

- Train no. 13152 (Jammu - Gorakhpur Jn. Express)

Additionally, Train no. 12237 from Varanasi to Jammu Tawi will only travel up to Ambala Cantt Junction today and will return from there.

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78 Trains Affected by Track Upgrade Work

Separately, major engineering work is planned on the North Eastern Railway line to add a third track and double the line near Gorakhpur. Because of this, there will be service blocks from September 22 to September 26, which will affect a total of 78 trains.

- 51 trains will start their journey from a different station instead of their usual one.

- 24 trains will be rescheduled to run at a different time.

- 3 trains will be delayed along their route for 30 minutes to an hour.

The railway aims to complete this important work before the festival season (Dussehra, Diwali, and Chhath Puja) so that more special trains can be run for passengers during the holidays.

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