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Dense fog disrupts rail traffic
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Delhi/Allahabad: Dozens of railway passengers continue
to be stranded as most of the trains in north India have
been either delayed or cancelled due to poor visibility
caused by thick dense fog. In the national capital, rail
traffic to and from city was severely affected and most
of the trains are reportedly running behind schedule.
Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the New Delhi
Railway Station, as majority of the trains failed to depart
or arrive in time. Harried parents who had been waiting
for hours to receive their children had a gruelling time
in the absence of proper information from the railway
authorities. "My daughter is supposed to come from Chennai
by Grand Trunk Express. It is just announced that it will
be late by 15 minutes. I have been waiting from 6:25 a.m.
Every now and then the time keeps changing," said Satish
Goel. Similar conditions prevailed in Allahabad, a prime
railway junction where both arrival and departure of trains
have been erratic. "Due to fog, all the trains have been
delayed. We are worried and my family is going with me.
As the train is not coming in time, we have to face lots
of problems" noted Avinash Kumar, a stranded passenger.
The impact of the dense fog has resulted in chain action
of one train after another getting delayed and even cancelled.
"Because of fog, our services are going at a slower pace.
We have instructed all the locomotive drivers to drive
slowly and to halt if the fog is very thick so that one
can avoid any mishap. We have also cancelled a few of
the night services," opined Rajesh Dutt Bajpai, Chief
Public Relations Officer, North Central Railway.
-Dec
21, 2008
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