No respite: Passengers suffer as dense fog delays 15 trains

Amritsar, January 18

The prevailing dense fog led to at least 15 trains running behind schedule in the city. As a result, passengers were highly inconvenienced as they had to wait for hours to board trains to reach their destinations. While most trains departed on time from the railway station, a large number of trains arrived the station late.

Officials at the railway station stated that the departure of the New Delhi-Amritsar Express and the Chhattisgarh Express was delayed by one hour and 20 minutes and two hours and 30 minutes, respectively. The trains were delayed as these had arrived late at the city station.

Most of the trains that reached late here included long-route trains. The arrival of the New Delhi-Amritsar Express was delayed by two hours and 18 minutes, while the Akal Takht Express arrived late by one hour and 45 minutes, the Karambhoomi Express by one hour and 40 minutes, CSMT – Amritsar Express by four hours and 15 minutes, the Nanded-Amritsar Superfast Express by three hours and five minutes.

Further, the arrival of the Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi was delayed by three hours, the Amritsar Mail by two hours and 52 minutes, the Ajmer-Amritsar Express by one hour and 10 minutes, the Chhattisgarh Express by six hours and 10 minutes, and the Kiratpur-Amritsar Express by two hours. The arrival of the Sambalpur Jammu Tawi Express was also delayed by two hours and 36 minutes.

The officials stated that there was some improvement in trains running behind schedule as foggy conditions cleared on time. Meanwhile, passengers coming to the city had to face many difficulties as the duration of their journey increased.

Parminder Singh, who came to pick up his guests reaching the station by a train, said, “I had to wait for nearly three hours as the train was running late.” He said all-weather waiting rooms or areas should be constructed at the station for the convenience of passengers and visitors.