In North India, people are in dire straits due to severe cold and dense fog.
People are seen sitting near the bonfire to protect themselves from the cold. Bad weather has also affected the speed of trains.
Indian Railways said on Sunday that 23 Delhi-bound trains were facing delays. Passenger safety is the top priority for Railways. Therefore, the speed of trains has been reduced amid reduced visibility due to fog.
Complete caution is being taken by the Railways. Authorities are taking necessary precautions to ensure the safety of passengers and smooth functioning of the rail network. In this, reducing the speed limit and increasing the signaling system are important steps.
It is not surprising that trains get late during winter. In many areas including Delhi-NCR, UP, Bihar, MP, Punjab and Haryana, there is so much fog that visibility has become very low.
People are facing difficulties in traffic. Along with trains, the speed of normal vehicles has also been reduced due to fog and cold wave. The Meteorological Department has asked people in many areas to move only when absolutely necessary.
The list of trains which are running late today is as follows…
12801 Puri-New Delhi Purushottam Express
12451 Kanpur-New Delhi Shramshakti
12303 Howrah-New Delhi Purva Express
12553 Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express
12427 Rewa-Anand Vihar Express
12417 Allahabad-New Delhi Prayagraj Express
12225 Azamgarh-Delhi Kaifiyat Express
12367 Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Vikramshila
12393 Rajendranagar-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti
12259 Sealdah-Bikaner Duronto
12301 Howrah-New Delhi Rajdhani
12423 Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani
12823 Durg-Nizamuddin S Kranti
12313 Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani
14207 Padmavat Express
12415 Indore-New Delhi Intercity
12779 Vasco-Nizamuddin Goa Express
12615 Chennai- New Delhi GT Express.
12263 Pune- Nizamuddin Duronto
12621 Chennai-New Delhi Express
12723 Hyderabad-New Delhi
12155 Bhopal-Nizamuddin Express
11078 Jammutawi-Pune Jhelum Express
Train service remained affected on Saturday also due to dense fog and 30 trains coming to Delhi were delayed.
According to the IMD, the maximum temperature in the national capital on Saturday was recorded at 20.3 degrees Celsius, which is normal for this time of the year, while the minimum temperature was 11.8 degrees Celsius, 5 degrees above normal.
The department had said that there will be denser than normal fog in the city on Sunday also.
IMD said that it will be partly cloudy on Sunday and the maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to be around 19 and 11 degrees Celsius respectively.
The IMD issued advisories for Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, north Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh, saying fog may affect visibility at some airports, highways and railway routes on Sunday.