Monday, December 22, 2014

Fog disrupts trains, flights in Delhi

New Delhi: The national capital experienced a chilly, cloudy Monday morning while dense fog affected flights and trains.

According to reports, a total of about 70 trains have been delayed due to dense fog, causing inconvenience to passengers.

While the Rajdhani trains coming from Bhubaneswar, Sealdah and Ranchi were running late by about three to four hours, service of other Delhi-bound trains are also being severely affected due to adverse weather, said a senior Northern Railway official, PTI reported.

Magadh Express is running 18 hours late while Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express is behind schedule by 18 hours. Northeast Express and Mahananda Express are running 12 hours late.

"We have made arrangements for informing passengers about the train position on regular basis besides setting up helplines for public," said the official, adding "departures of affected trains have been rescheduled."
22/12/14 Times of India
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