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Six trains to stop at Manwal, Kathua
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Six trains to stop at Manwal, Kathua

JK Newsline August 18, 2026 2 min read

For the convenience of rail passengers, Northern Railway has decided to provide a 2-minute temporary/experimental stoppage for the following trains at Manwal and Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua stations, so that passengers can get better connectivity, a railway spokesman said today.

The details of the train stoppages are as follows:

1. *Train No. 12446 Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra – New Delhi Express* 

   – *Station:* Manwal 

   – *Timing:* 20:40 Arrival / 20:42 Departure 

   – *Effective from:* 23.08.2026

2. *Train No. 12445 New Delhi – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express* 

   – *Station:* Manwal 

   – *Timing:* 06:05 Arrival / 06:07 Departure 

   – *Effective from:* 23.08.2026

3. *Train No. 14804 Jammu Tawi – Bhagat Ki Kothi Express* 

   – *Station:* Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua 

   – *Timing:* 10:01 Arrival / 10:03 Departure 

   – *Effective from:* 23.08.2026

4. *Train No. 14803 Bhagat Ki Kothi – Jammu Tawi Express* 

   – *Station:* Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua 

   – *Timing:* 04:40 Arrival / 04:42 Departure 

   – *Effective from:* 23.08.2026

5. *Train No. 12208 Jammu Tawi – Kathgodam Express* 

   – *Station:* Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua 

   – *Timing:* 00:18 Arrival / 00:20 Departure 

   – *Effective from:* 23.08.2026

6. *Train No. 12207 Kathgodam – Jammu Tawi Express* 

   – *Station:* Martyr Captain Sunil Kumar Choudhary Kathua 

   – *Timing:* 07:50 Arrival / 07:52 Departure 

   – *Effective from:* 25.08.2026

The stoppage duration for all the above trains will be 2 minutes.