People, in Delhi-NCR, woke up to dense fog on Thursday, December 28. The low visibility has led to the disruption of several means of transportation including trains.
On the third consecutive day, around 22 Northern Railway trains which are bound to Delhi have been delayed while causing significant inconvenience to the passengers. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, dense to very dense fog is likely to persist over Northwest India for the next 1-2 days while light, isolated rainfall is also expected over Northwest and Central India between December 31 to January 2.
In a statement, the Chief Public Relations Officer (CPRO) at Northern Railway, Deepak Kumar said, “22 trains have arrived late in the Delhi area.” He also suggested the passengers check the live status of the trains for updates at the National Train Enquiry System (NTES).
Meanwhile, the news agency ANI shared visuals from New Delhi Railway Station which showed the passengers facing inconvenience due to the delay in scheduled time of trains caused by the dense fog.
#WATCH | Delhi: Some trains delayed due to fog and low visibility in the national capital; Visuals from New Delhi Railway Station pic.twitter.com/y3iNBqQCAz
— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2023
Amongst the 22 Delhi-bound trains being delayed due to dense fog, it includes several Rajdhani Express trains coming from different parts of the country.
22 trains running late in Delhi area due to fog: Indian Railways pic.twitter.com/wg9QysLthE
— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2023
Here’s a full list of the 22 Delhi-bound Northern Railway trains that have been delayed on Thursday, December 28.
12801 Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express.
12451 Kanpur-New Delhi Shram Shakti Express.
12553 Vaishali Superfast Express.
12427 Rewa-Anand Vihar Terminal Superfast Express.
12417 Prayagraj Express.
12225 Azamgarh-Delhi Junction Kaifiyat Express.
12367 Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Terminal Vikramshila Express.
12393 Sampoorna Kranti Express.
12559 Shiv Ganga Express.
12301 Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.
12423 Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.
12313 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.
12557 Muzaffarpur-Anand Vihar Terminal Sapt Kranti Superfast Express.
12415 Indore-New Delhi Intercity Superfast Express.
12779 Vasco-De-Gama-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express.
12615 Chennai-New Delhi Grand Trunk Express.
12621 MGR Chennai Central-New Delhi Tamil Nadu Express.
12723 Hyderabad-New Delhi Telangana Express.
12155 Habibganj-New Delhi Bhopal Express.
11841 Gita Jayanti Express.
12426 Jammu Tawi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.
12904 Golden Temple Mail.
Besides the Northern Railway services’ disruption due to the dense fog, as many as 134 flights have also been facing major delays because of the low visibility in the foggy skies. The Delhi airport FIDS (Flight Information Display System) said, “Delhi Airport is facing delays affecting approximately 134 flights, both (domestic and international) arrivals and departures, due to dense fog,” ANI reported.
Delhi Airport is facing delays affecting approximately 134 flights, both (domestic and international) arrivals and departures, due to dense fog: Delhi Airport FIDS (Flight Information Display System)
— ANI (@ANI) December 28, 2023
As per the monitored report, the visibility rate in Delhi’s Safdarjung has been recorded at 50 metres while in Palam it reads 25 metres on Thursday, December 28. Meanwhile, the minimum temperature has been marked at 6 degrees Celsius in the morning while as per IMD’s data, the maximum temperature is expected to hover at 22 degrees Celsius.
(Edited by : Sudarsanan Mani)
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