New Delhi: Railways on Monday cancelled six
trains from here as dense fog over parts of North India
continued to hamper train movement causing delay and
rescheduling of services.
The Agra Intercity express, the North East Express to
Guwahati, Howrah Express, Kaifiyat Express to Azamgarh, the
Gondwana express to Jabalpur were among the trains which were
cancelled for the day, said a Northern Railway spokesperson.
Close to 50 trains, including the Rajdhanis from the
eastern states, arrived in the city several hours behind
schedule, the spokesperson said.
Trains running inordinately late included New Delhi-bound
Puri Express, which was running late by a day, while Delhi-
bound Brahmaputra Mail was running late by 17 hours, he said.
Departure timings of a dozen trains were rescheduled
owing to the late running of corresponding trains.
Last week, Railways decided not to run 28 train services
from December 1, nearly three weeks ahead of schedule, owing
to early onset of fog this winter for safety of passengers.
Services of 28 trains will remain cancelled and 8 trains
will be partially cancelled from December 1 this year till
January 31 next year as per the decision.
PTI
First Published: Monday, November 28, 2011, 20:45