Fog condition worsens in northern region; 13 trains running late due to low visibility
New Delhi, January 22: At least 13 trains have been running late in the northern region of the country by several hours on Sunday.
On Sunday morning, the fog in New Delhi worsened again. According to IMD, visibility at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport was 400 metres, but it is expected to increase to 800 metres by Sunday evening. Up to 13 trains are running late. The Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, train no. 12801, is running four hours late. The Mahabodhi Express 12397 from Gaya to New Delhi is four hours and ten minutes late.
15658, Kamakhya-Delhi Brahmaputra Mail, is four hours and 35 minutes late. The 02563, Barauni-New Delhi Clone Special, is expected to be two and a half hours late. Suhaildev Express 22433, Ghazipur City-Anand Vihar Terminal, is one hour and fifty minutes late.
The 12303 Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express is expected to be one hour and forty minutes late. The 22181 Jabalpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Gondwana Express and the 12409 Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express will be three and a half hours late.
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The 22691, KSR Bengaluru City-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express may be one and a half hours late. The 14007 Raxaul-Anand Vihar Terminal Sadbhavana Express is expected to be four and a half hours late, while the 14205 Ayodhya-Delhi Express is expected to be an hour and twenty minutes late. The 12391 Rajgir-New Delhi Shramjeevi Superfast Express will be two and a half hours late. In addition, the 15127 Banaras-New Delhi Kashi Vishwanath Express is expected to be an hour and twenty minutes late.
Delays in train arrivals exacerbated passengers' misery as they waited for hours at the New Delhi railway station.
Meanwhile, the national capital experienced moderate fog on Sunday morning, with a minimum temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department.
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- ANI
