At least 20 trains run late as dense fog envelops North India

With a cold wave gripping north India, the effects are being felt across the region, with as many as 20 trains running late. The national capital was once again cloaked in a dense fog in the early hours of the day, with the phenomenon spreading across Punjab and Northwest Rajasthan to East Uttar Pradesh across Haryana.

Dense fog engulfed Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur with people complaining of visibility dropping below 10 meters.

"There is a lot of fog in the morning, the visibility has been reduced below 10 meters. There is no visibility in the area, where there is no movement of traffic," Gorakhpur resident Abhishek Singh told ANI on his way to coaching.


"It is very cold in the morning, the cold wave has increased a lot. The fog is so thick that nothing is visible beyond 8-10 meters. It is also difficult to take the children to school," another resident of Gorakhpur, Dharampal Singh told ANI.

"Yesterday a vehicle pile-up accident was witnessed near the Tendua Toll Plaza. There was no casualty anywhere, but we are requesting people not to come out of their houses in this weather and drive less," Singh added.

As it stands, due to the fog, up to 20 trains are running late. According to the CPRO of the Northern Railways, the following trains are running behind:

• Katra-Hapa Swaraj Express is running late by 2:30 hours;
• Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Duronto by 1:30 hours;
• Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Express by 2 hours;
• Vishakhapatnam-New Delhi Express by 3 hours;
• Ghazipur-Anand Vihar by 4:30 hours;
• Katra-New Delhi Uttar Sampark Kranti by 2 hours;
• Rajgir-New Delhi Shramjeevi by 3 hours;
• Amritsar-Vishakhapatnam Hirakud by 1:30 hours;
• Jammu-New Delhi RajdhExpress by 2 hours;
• Lucknow-New Delhi AC by 3:00 hours;
• Lucknow-New Delhi Mail by 3 hours;
• Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express by 4:30 hours;
• Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani by 1:30 hours;
• Amritsar-Nanded Sachkhand by 2:30 hours;
• Kamakhya-Delhi Brahmputra Mail by 3:30 hours;
• Ayodhya Cantt-Delhi Express by 4:30 hours;
• Raxual-Anand vihar T Express by 3:30 hours;
• Muzzafarpur-Anand Vihar S. Kranti by 4 hours;
• Raxual-Anand Vihar Suheldev by 4:30 hours;
• Danapur-Anand Vihar 4:30 hours.

With inputs from ANI