Northern Railways: 21 Delhi-bound trains delayed due to dense fog, check full list

As per reports, widespread rainfall is likely over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, and North Rajasthan from January 21 to January 23, which may cause delays too.

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With a blanket of dense fog engulfing the national capital on the morning of January 21, several Delhi-bound trains were delayed. Due to poor visibility, Railway officials informed that more than 21 trains were delayed. According to the Northern Railway, about 21 Delhi-bound trains are running late following a drop in visibility due to fog. On January 20, 13 trains were delayed due to dense fog.

As per sources, widespread rainfall is likely over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh, and north Rajasthan from January 21 to January 23, which may cause delays too. “Trains including Howrah-New Delhi Express, Puri-New Delhi Express, Gorakhpur-New Delhi Express, Mumbai-New Delhi Express, Kanpur -New Delhi Express," said CPRO, Northern Railways. 

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature in the city was recorded at 8 degrees Celsius at 7 am today while the maximum is expected to touch 18 degrees Celsius. Moreover, the visibility in the Palam area of the national capital dropped to 50 meters today.

"Dense fog is being reported at 0830 hrs IST over Delhi (Palam 50m), Punjab (Amritsar 50m), Haryana (Karnal and Hisar 50m each), UP (Lucknow 50m), northwest MP (Gwalior 50m) Bihar(Patna and Gaya 50m), Sub Himalayan West Bengal (Cooch Behar 50m) and Assam (Dhubri 50m)," tweeted IMD today.

People were also seen comforting themselves by lighting a bonfire amid cold weather conditions in the national capital. Meanwhile, flight operations at the Delhi airport were normal on the morning of January 20, despite low visibility due to the fog.

“Low visibility procedures are in progress at Delhi airport. All flight operations are presently normal," said Delhi International Airport Limited. The airport authorities further requested all passengers to contact the airline concerned for updated flight information.

With inputs from ANI