Rajdhani Express cancelled due to fog condition

BHUBANESWAR: In view of the severe fog condition in northern part of the country, the railways has cancelled

Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express

scheduled to leave Bhubaneswar on Saturday and

New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express

scheduled to leave New Delhi on Sunday.

But, there is good news for passengers as Bhubaneswar-New Delhi

Rajdhani Express

will leave Bhubaneswar on Sunday morning at right time, said the East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources.

Cancellation of these trains will help in improving punctuality of other line up trains, which are running late due to the fog condition, said a senior railway officer.

ECoR sources said some north-bound trains are rescheduled in order to tackle the situation. Puri-New Delhi Purusottam Express and Puri - New Delhi Neelachal Express were rescheduled on Saturday due to late running of connecting trains.

Trains coming from New Delhi reached Bhubaneswar and Puri in late. Purusottam Express scheduled to arrive at Puri at 5.20 am reached at 5 pm late by 11 hours 40 minutes. Odisha Sampark Kranti Express was running late by 23 hours. Similarly, Neelachal Express and Rajdhani Express were running late by 21 hours.

Punctuality of over 200 trains across the country has been affected by fog on Saturday. Several trains were also cancelled during last two days, railways sources said.

Passengers faced difficulties to reach at their destinations. “I don’t know, railways may cancel my train due to this fog problem. I’m in doubt what will happen next,” said a Delhi-bound passenger Sumit Agarwal.

On Friday, five Delhi-bound express trains were rescheduled in view of the dense fog condition. Passengers had faced difficulties due to late running of trains.