Indian Railways: In heavy fog, 23 trains headed for Delhi, including the Vande Bharat Express, are running late | Complete list
At least 23 trains headed for Delhi were delayed by up to six hours on Friday due to weather-related circumstances in the nation’s capital, as North India continued to struggle with a cold wave followed by fog. Three trains—the Khajarao-Kurukshetra Express, the Katihar-Amritsar Express, and the Ajmer-Katra Pooja Express—are delayed by more than six hours, according to Northern Railways.
As many as six trains are anticipated to reach late by almost four hours, while two trains—the Kamakhya-Delhi Jn Brahmaputra Mail and the Jammutawi-Ajmer Pooja Express—are likely to be late by about 5.30 hours, according to railway authorities.
The officials went on to say that up to nine trains—the Varanasi-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express, the Banglore-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, the Lucknow-New Delhi Tejas Express, the Prayagraj-New Delhi Express, the Bhagalpur-Anandvihar Express, the Ambedkarnagar-Katra Express, the Vasco-Nizamuddin Express, the Chennai-New Delhi Express, and the Manikpur-Nizamuddin Express—are running behind schedule by roughly two to three hours.
airport sector in Delhi is experiencing zero visibility
Meanwhile, the temperature dropped to 5.4 degrees Celsius on Friday morning, shrouding large swathes of the national capital and its environs in a heavy layer of fog. On Friday morning, visibility near Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport was completely lost due to fog.
However, there was no significant effect of the unfavorable weather on flight operations. However, before departing for the airport, travelers are advised to check flight information with the relevant airline, according to a warning sent by the Delhi airport officials. At Delhi Airport, low visibility procedures are now underway. Right now, every flight operation is going as usual. For the most recent flight information, passengers are urged to get in touch with the relevant airline,” officials said.
It should be mentioned that when very thick fog results in poor or nonexistent vision, aircraft operations for takeoffs and landings are required. The CAT III, or Category III, is an instrument landing system (ILS) that enables aircraft to land in low visibility situations.
North India is still being affected by the cold wave.
Notably, the cold wave persisted in its hold over North India, obscuring key cities like Delhi with thick fog that hindered air and rail traffic and reduced visibility. Fog enveloped the city on Thursday, causing Delhi to shiver with an overall temperature reported at 8.8 degrees Celsius. Due to surface breezes, the visibility level at Palam Observatory increased from 100 meters at 5:30 am to 500 meters by 7 am. The India Meteorological Department predicts that chilly to very cold temperatures will persist across Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan for the next week, followed by a marked drop in temperature.
