New Delhi, Jan 12: The national capital continues to grapple with dense fog, leading to low visibility and causing delays in train schedules. As of Friday, 39 passenger trains to Delhi are running behind their expected arrival times, according to railway officials.
Among the affected trains, three are experiencing a substantial delay of six hours. These include the Ajmer-Katra Pooja Express, Katihar-Amritsar Express, and Khajarao-Kurukshetra Express trains. Additionally, six long-distance trains, including the Bhubneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, Amritsar-Nanded Express, Azamgarh-Delhi Junction Kaifiyat Express, Kamakhya-Delhi Junction Brahmputra Mail, and Seoni-Ferozpur Express, are running behind schedule and are anticipated to arrive late by four hours.
Similarly, the Jammutawi-Ajmer Pooja Express and Kamakhya-Delhi Junction Brahmputra Mail are also delayed by around five hours. Ten other trains, including Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express, Bangalore-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas, Prayagraj-New Delhi Express, Chennai-New Delhi Express, and Manikpur-Nizamuddin Express, are running late by up to two hours.
Furthermore, several trains are experiencing delays of around 1-1.30 hours, including the Rajendranagar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Kanpur-New Delhi Shramshakti, Chennai-New Delhi Express, Hyderabad-New Delhi Express, and Maa Belhi Devi Dham Pratapgarh-Delhi Junction.
Simultaneously, very dense fog conditions have led to zero visibility at Delhi (Palam) Airport, while Safdarjung Airport reported 200 meters visibility in dense fog conditions on Friday morning. Apart from Delhi, visibility below 500 meters was recorded in several parts of Uttar Pradesh, West Madhya Pradesh, including Gwalior and Malda, Gangetic West Bengal, Assam, parts of Punjab, and Rajasthan’s Ganganagar, according to IMD data.
