Dense fog delays trains, flights in Delhi; IMD issues Yellow alert
The dense fog that enveloped Delhi in the early morning on Friday resulted in the delay of several trains and flights as the weather department issued a yellow alert for Saturday.
The dense fog that enveloped Delhi in the early morning on Friday resulted in the delay of several trains and flights as the weather department issued a yellow alert for Saturday.
The journey time between Kolkata and Delhi is expected to be reduced considerably in the near future.
Railways has made preparations to run around3000 special trains during the the Mahakumbh at Prayagraj starting from coming mid-January . The Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav informed about this to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through a letter, officials here on Friday said .
Office goers and workers might have to tweak their usual routine for the next two days.
Aiming to enhance passenger amenities in key areas such as Rampurhat, Azimganj, Malda Town and Jamalpur, the Eastern Railway has decided to augment air-conditioned and sleeper class coaches with five popular mail/express trains.
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday flagged-off two trains -- Agartala-Guwahati-Kolkata Special Express and Jan Shatabdi Express, which would run from Agartala to Khongsang in Manipur.
A rake of new Tejas category, ‘smart’ sleeper coaches built at the Bareilly unit hurtled out on its maiden journey on the Mumbai-New Delhi Rajdhani Express.
According to the Northern Railways, 71 Delhi bound commuter trains (including return services) and 18 East bound train services scheduled from different northern railway terminals were cancelled.
All trains originating from Secunderabad or passing through the station were cancelled following violent protest by hundreds of youth against the Central government's new army recruitment policy "Agnipath".
The Hyderabad Metro Rail has suspended services on all three routes till further notice in view of violence.
