Fog grounds lone flight between Delhi, Ludhiana

Our Correspondent

Ludhiana, December 30

Rail travelers continued to suffer with nine trains being cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. The fate of air travelers was no better as the lone Air India flight between Delhi and Ludhiana was also cancelled due to poor visibility.

The lone Air India flight connecting the business hub to the national capital, which has been erratic for quite some time due to foggy weather and poor visibility, was cancelled for the day. Air India officials said the Delhi-Ludhiana flight 9837 was to carry 50 passengers while 40 passengers were booked on the return flight 9838 from Ludhiana to Delhi.

According to railway officials, 13006 Howrah-Amritsar Mail, 13151 Kolkata-Jammu Tawi Sealdah Express, 14605 Haridwar-Jammu Tawi Express, 14617/18 Banmankhi-Amritsar-Banmankhi Jansewa Express, 14631/32 Dehradun-Amritsar-Dehradun Express, 14673 Jaynagar-Amritsar Shaheeed Express and 22473 Gorakhpur-Amritsar Jansadharan Express trains were cancelled for the day.

The 12054 Amritsar-Haridwar Janshatabdi Express was short-terminated at Saharanpur and the corresponding train 12053 Haridwar-Amritsar, originated from Saharanpur.

Trains running late

• 5 to7 hrs: 15707 Katihar-Amritsar Amrapali Express, 12919 Dr Ambedkar Nagar-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Malwa Express, 18101 Tatanagar-Jammu Tawi Muri Express.
• 3 to 5 hrs: 12471 Bandra Terminus-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Swaraj Express, 11057 CST (Mumbai)-Amritsar Dadar Express, 12925 Bandra Terminus-Amritsar Pashchim Express, 13307 Dhanbad-Ferozepur Ganga Sutlej Express, 12491 Barauni-Jammu Tawi Maur Dhwaj Express.
• 1 to 3 hrs: 15531 Saharsa-Amritsar Jansadharan Express, 12497 New Delhi-Amritsar Shan-e-Punjab Express, 14649 Jaynagar-Amritsar Saryu-Yamuna Express, 12317 Kolkata-Amritsar Akal Takht Express, 12903 Mumbai Central-Amritsar Golden Temple Mail, 13049 Howrah-Amritsar Express, 12237 Varanasi-Jammu Tawi Begumpura Express, 12331 Howrah-Jammu Tawi Himgiri Express, 16317 Kanyakumari-Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Express, 12203 Saharsa-Amritsar Garib Rath, 12498 Amritsar-New Delhi Shan-e-Punjab Express.

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