New Delhi: Dense fog in parts of north India
today disrupted rail services with 14 trains being cancelled,
43 being rescheduled and as many as 62 trains arriving several
hours behind schedule to the capital.
"The large number of cancellations this morning was done
due to the foggy weather conditions in some places in north
India and the cascading effect of last Saturday`s train
accident near Tundla," a Northern Railway spokesperson said.
The cancelled trains include the Taj Express, the
Shan-e-Punjab Express, the Kaifyat Express, the Amritsar
Express and the Mahabodhi Express.
Railways have already announced cancellation of 19 other
trains till January 31.
The spokesperson said five trains including Poorva
Express to Howrah, Sampark Kranti Express to Bhubaneswar and
North East Express to Guwahati have been rescheduled today.
Rescheduled trains included Rajdhanis from Howrah,
Sealdah, Rajendra Nagar (Patna), and some others like Chennai
bound Duranto Express and Goa Express to Vasco da Gama.
He said 24 trains including the Rajdhanis` from
Rajendra Nagar (Patna) and Bhubaneswar were reported to be
running several hours behind schedule.
PTI
