With winter comes the ever-threatening fog which mostly affects various parts of North India. So in view of the foggy conditions, the national transporter has cancelled 46 trains between December 1st and February 13th.
According to a statement from the Railway Board to all general managers, the railways has devised “a detailed plan for cancellation and frequency reduction of trains traversing through fog-affected areas,” to manage train operations.
Among the trains cancelled are Agra Intercity Express, 12179 Lucknow Junction-Agra Cantt. Express, 15209 Saharsa-Amritsar Express, 14674 Amritsar-Jainagar Shaheed Express and Lucknow-Anand Vihar Express.
Also on every Thursday between December 1 and February 13,trains such as the Jainagar-New Delhi Express, Azamgarh-Delhi Kaifiyat Express, Barauni-Ambala Hariharnath Express will remain suspended.
The Jainagar-Amritsar Express will also not ply on Fridays between December 1 and February 13.
To curb this situation, Indian Railways has planned to use GPS-enabled fog safety devices in trains. These devices will alert the loco pilot about approaching signals ensuring safety and timely running of trains during this season. Click here to read the entire news.
While the frequency of 28 trains has been reduced, eight trains have been partially cancelled, four have been diverted, and 46 have been cancelled given the foggy conditions. These cancellations of the trains will cause most trouble to the daily commuters.
