Jalandhar and Amritsar Services remained suspended hours after Dussehra revellers were mowed down but a train near Amritsar, railway officials said.
While some trains are being diverted, many are stranded near Jalandhar, they said. “Train movement stopped after the accident as local people are sitting on the track,” a railway official said.
According to ANI, eight trains have been cancelled, while five were diverted on Saturday morning.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved Rs 2 lakh for the family of the dead and Rs 50,000 for the injured.
Railways has issued helpline numbers 0183-2223171, 0183-2564485 for the kin of those injured and dead in the accident between Manawala and Ferozpur, where at least 58 people died after being run over by the train coming from Jalandhar to Amritsar at around 7 pm, officials said.
All the dead where Dussehra revellers watching the burning of Ravan effigies near the tracks.
While Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh announced Rs 5 lakh for kin of each deceased and free treatment for the injured, officials said there was no decision as yet on any compensation from the railways.
