Indian Railways train delay update: 22 Delhi-bound trains behind schedule due to foggy condition – Check full list here

Dense fog conditions interrupted the services of 22 Delhi-bound Indian Railways trains on Friday morning, causing inconvenience to commuters.

The arrival of nearly two dozen passenger trains to Delhi was delayed by up to 6 hours or more, owing to poor visibility and foggy conditions.

As per Northern Railways, five trains namely, Khajaurao-Kurukshetra Express, Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express, Hyderabad-New Delhi Express, Rani Kamlapati-New Delhi Bhopal Express and Kamakhya-Delhi Junction are running late by around 6-6.30 hours.

Further, at least seven trains are expected to arrive late by around 2-2.45 hours. This includes Amritsar-Nanded Express, Rewa-Anand Vihar Express, Muzaffarpur-AnandVihar Express, Vasco-Nizamuddin Express, Amritsar-Mumbai Express, Jammutawi-Ajmer Pooja Express, and Manikpur-Nizamuddin Express. The Chennai-New Delhi Express is expected to be delayed around 45 minutes. 

In addition to these, as many as nine trains are running behind schedule of around 1-1.45 hours, the railways said. The long-distance trains viz Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express, Bhagalpur-Anandvihar Express, Rajendranagar-New Delhi Express, Banaras-New Delhi Express, Ambedkarnagar-Katra, Chennai-New Delhi Express, Ferozpur-Mumbai Express, Bikaner-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Express and Islampur-New Delhi Magadh Express are among those behind schedule.

Fog to prevail in parts of the country 

Northern parts of the country have been grappling with dense fog conditions, which has disrupted the usual rhythm of its transportation system. On Thursday, as many as 18 trains to Delhi from various parts of India got late due to dense fog conditions.

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the visibility was recorded as low as 50 metres at around 5.30 am on Friday in isolated regions.

This included parts of Punjab, West Rajasthan, Haryana, Delhi, Tripura, Uttarakhand, East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and East Rajasthan.

However, the visibility at Delhi’s Palam airport improved from ‘zero’ at 4.30 am today to 50 metres at 5 am and further improved to 150 metres at 6.30 am.