Train derails in Kathua of Jammu and Kashmir

Kathua: A goods train travelling from Jammu to Punjab derailed in Jammu and Kashmir’s (J-K) Kathua district on Thursday morning following heavy rainfall and a landslide, officials said. The incident occurred near the Lakhanpur area of Kathua after debris from a landslide fell onto the railway track. “Due to the rain, a landslide occurred, and all the debris came onto the track. As a result, the train got derailed,” Ram Bahadur, a railway trackman . Upon receiving information, railway officials rushed to the spot and initiated operations to clear the debris and restore train movement on the affected route.