Low visibility hits rail movement

Kuldip Bhatia
Ludhiana, November 25

Railway passengers remained a harried lot as rail movement has taken a hit due to a sudden drop in the mercury, especially during early morning and late evening.

Railway officials stated that due to low visibility, speed of trains has been regulated to ensure safety of railway passengers. As a result, timetable of long route trains has been affected and rescheduled.

To make the matters worse, over one dozen long-haul trains have been running late.

Three trains had to be rescheduled while four others were diverted via alternate route due to operational reasons on Sunday.

Among the rescheduled trains were 12491 Barauni-Jammu Tai Maur Dhwaj Express (4.10 hours), 22424 Amritsar-Gorakhpur Superfast Express (3.50 hours) and 15210 Amritsar-Saharsa Jansewa Express (1.10 hours).

The 12380 Amritsar-Sealdah Jallianwala Bagh Express, 12752 Jammu Tawi-Nanded Humsafar Express, 22430 Pathankot-Delhi Superfast Express and 22552 Jalandhar City-Darbhanga Antyodaya Express trains were diverted on alternate route between Ludhiana and Ambala Cantt.

Trains running late 

• (Over 11 hours): 15209 Saharsa-Amritsar Jansewa Express, 15210 Amritsar-Saharsa Jansewa Express
• (6 to 8 hours): 13307 Dhanbad-Firozepur Ganga Sutlej Express, 01707 Jabalpur-Attari Special Express, 14673 Jaynagar-Amritsar Shaheed Express
• (3 to 5 hours): 12355 Rajendra Nagar (Patna)-Jammu Tawi Archana Express, 22431 Allahabad-Udhampur Superfast Express, 12331 Howrah-Jammu Tawi Himgiri Express, 12357 Kolkata-Amritsar Durgiana Express, 22424 Amritsar-Gorakhpur Superfast Express
• (1 to 3 hours): 15211 Darbhanga-Amritsar Jannayak Express, 12715 Amritsar-Nanded Sachkhand Express, 18507 Vishakhapatnam-Amritsar Hirakud Express, 22432 Udhampur-Jammu Tawi Superfast Express, 13308 Firozepur-Dhanbad Ganga Sutlej Express