Railway services restored: Multiple trains resume operations, some run on diverted routes
Ferozepur, March 25: In a major relief for passengers, the Railways has announced the restoration of several previously cancelled trains across key routes, with services resuming from March 23 to March 25, 2026. According to an official communication issued by Chief Public Relations Officer Himanshu Shekhar Upadhyay, multiple passenger and express trains operating between Pathankot and Amritsar have been restored. These include trains numbered 74672, 54611, 54613, 54612, 14633, 54614, and 14634, all of which had been cancelled earlier but are now back in service from March 25.
Additionally, trains 74681 (Khem Karan–Amritsar) and 74683 (Khem Karan–Bhagtanwala), which were short-terminated earlier, have been fully restored from March 25. Meanwhile, certain long-distance trains are currently operating on diverted routes. Train number 14803 (Bhagat Ki Kothi–Jammu Tawi) is running via Jalandhar City–Mukerian–Pathankot instead of its usual Beas–Amritsar–Batala–Gurdaspur route from March 24. Similarly, train 22430 (Pathankot–Delhi Junction) is being operated via Mukerian–Jalandhar Cantt instead of the Gurdaspur–Batala–Amritsar–Beas–Jalandhar City route from March 25. Train 18309 (Sambalpur–Jammu Tawi) is also running on a diverted route via Jalandhar Cantt–Mukerian–Pathankot since March 23.
Passengers have been advised to stay updated through the National Train Enquiry System (NTES) or by dialling the railway helpline number 139 for real-time information.