Jhelum Express derailment: Rail traffic restored in Jalandhar-Ludhiana section

Rail traffic in Jalandhar-Ludhiana section, which was hit on Tuesday following derailment of 10 coaches of Jhelum Express, was restored on Wednesday afternoon.

Rail traffic in Jalandhar-Ludhiana section, which was hit on Tuesday following derailment of 10 coaches of Jhelum Express, was restored on Wednesday afternoon.

The derailed bogies of Jhelum Express in Phillaur on Tuesday. (HT File Photo)

“Movement of trains on Jalandhar-Ludhiana section of Ferozepur division of the northern railway has been restored,” a railway official said.

Movement of more than 100 trains were disrupted on Tuesday after 10 coaches of the Jammu Tawi-Pune Jhelum Express derailed between Phillaur and Ladhowal stations of Jalandhar-Ludhiana section near Sutlej river at 3.10am, which left three passengers injured.

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Ten coaches that derailed included a pantry car, a three-tier AC compartment and eight sleeper class bogies.

Many passengers were stranded at the Ludhiana railway station as several trains were cancelled.

25 trains, including Shatabdi Express, Shan-e-Punjab Express, Jan Shatabdi Express, Amritsar-Chandigarh Intercity Express on the Amritsar-Delhi route were cancelled.

38 trains were diverted and more than 40 were either short-terminated, short-originated or rescheduled.

The rail traffic on Ludhiana-Jalandhar section of Delhi-Jalandhar route, which also connects Amritsar and Jammu, was disrupted.

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