Railway officials report train delays due to poor visibility, 32 trains cancelled in Moradabad

Several trains were reported to be running late by a few hours and nearly 32 trains were cancelled in Moradabad on Tuesday due to low visibility caused by fog.

Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar VikramShalla and Barauni-New Delhi special are running late by five hours, meanwhile, Rajendranagar-New Delhi Rajdhand, Rajendranagar-New Delhi Sampoorna Kranti are running late by 3 hours, reported ANI citing the railway officials.

According to officials, Banaras-New Delhi Superfast, Islampur-New Delhi Magadh Express and Dibrugarh- New Delhi Rajdhani Express were late by two hours each.


While Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express and Sealdah-New Delhi Rajdhani and Darbhanga-New Delhi Clone Express are late by 3:30, 1:30 and 2:34 hours respectively.

"More than 32 trains have been cancelled by railways due to poor visibility induced by fog in Moradabad. The fog was very dense till 10:30 am on Tuesday. All the trains coming to Moradabad are delayed by a few hours. Due to cancellation and delay in trains, passengers are getting upset," ANI quoted Hetram Singh CRS Moradabad Railway Station as saying.

A Passenger said he has been waiting for his train since 4:00 am on Tuesday morning.

"My train is further getting delayed. I don't know when will the train arrive. Fog is increasing. Cold is also severe. Due to this, this problem is being faced. I am waiting for the train since 4:00 am,' a passenger whose train got delayed said.

(With inputs from ANI)