Foggy conditions continue to hit railway traffic
Dense fog in the region continued to affect the train traffic with several trains running behind schedule by half-an-hour to over 10 hours on Monday.
The delay in the train arrivals coupled with cancellation and rescheduling of trains due to various reasons have become a cause of inconvenience for thousands of passengers at railway stations.
As per the information, trains including Malwa Express (12919) was running late by nearly four hours, Fazilka-Delhi Express (14508) by over two hours, Bhiwani-Kalka Express (14795) by two hours, Amritsar-Delhi Vande Bharat Express (22488) by nearly 1 hour, Katra-New Delhi Vande Bharat (22478) by nearly 50 minutes, Kalka Shatabdi (12011) by over two hours, Lucknow-Chandigarh Express (12231) by over four hours, Unchahar Express (14217) was running late by over eight hours, while Akal Takht Express (12317) was running late by 4.30 hours.
Similarly, Amritsar-Nanded Sachkhand Express (12716) was running late by over 10 hours, Garib Rath Express (12203) by seven hours, Delhi-Ambala Express (14521) by 1.20 hours, and Patliputra-Chandigarh Express (22355) by over 1 hour.
The cancellation and delay of trains have become an ordeal for the daily commuters.
Rinku Kumar, a daily passenger, said “I prefer catching Pathankot Express and Shane-e-Punjab Express to travel but both trains have been cancelled due to some repair work in Punjab, while the other trains are running late due to foggy conditions. The daily passengers are finding it hard to reach their respective jobs.”
Samit, another passenger, said, “Fog hits the train traffic every year and causes inconvenience to the passengers. My train for Amritsar is running late by over four hours. While it was scheduled to reach at 12.45 pm, it is expected to reach after 5 pm, and it is tough to wait at the railway stations in cold weather conditions.”
A railway official said several trains are running behind their schedule due to foggy conditions. Due to the delay, the trains are being rescheduled. Regular announcements are being made at the stations regarding the delay and the passengers should keep tracking their trains at the national train enquiry system application of The Railways to avoid inconvenience.
