Pathankot-Jalandhar railway route closed after landslide, 90 trains affected

August 26, 2025

The Pathankot-Jalandhar railway route has been closed due to a landslide under the Chakki railway bridge on the Beas River. Due to this, 90 trains were affected by this. Some are being sent via the Pathankot-Amritsar-Jalandhar route. Due to heavy soil erosion and flash floods in the Chakki River, the rail traffic has been temporarily suspended between Pathankot Cantt – Kandrori section. The release has been shared by Northern Railway.

Cancellation of train:

Train No. 54622 Pathankot – Jalandhar City Passenger JCO 26.08.2025 will remain cancelled.

Diversion of trains:

As far as diversion is concerned,  Train No. 22478 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – New Delhi Vande Bharat Express JCO 26.08.2025 has been diverted to run via Pathankot – Gurdaspur – Amritsar – Beas – Jalandhar Cantt. instead of Pathankot Cantt – Mukerian – Bhogpur Sirwal.

Also Train No. 19224 Jammutavi – Sabarmati BG JCO 26.08.2025 has been diverted to run via Pathankot – Gurdaspur – Amritsar – Beas – Jalandhar City instead of Pathankot Cantt – Mukerian – Bhogpur Sirwal, skipping stoppage at Mirthal, Mukerian, Dasuya, Tanda Urmar and Bhogpur Sirwal.

Schools closed in flood-hit areas

Let us tell you that in view of the flood situation, schools in Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Pathankot, and Gurdaspur districts, as well as Ajnala and Raiya blocks of Amritsar, have been closed today. On the other hand, Schools in 20 flood-affected villages of Fazilka are closed till further orders. There are flood-like conditions in the areas of Tarn Taran and Ferozepur due to the water released from Harike Head Works.