New Delhi woke up to dense fog on the first day of 2024, causing disruptions in train services across the national capital. Indian Railways announced delays in 21 trains due to poor visibility caused by the dense fog.
Trains running late in Delhi on January 1, 2024, include:
1. Train No: 20171 Rani Kamlapati Bhopal- Nizamuddin Exp – Delayed by 4 hours.
2. Train No: 22811 Bhubneshwar- New Delhi Rajdhani – Delayed by 3 hours.
3. Train no. 22691 Bangalore-Nizamuddin Rajdhani – Delayed by 1 hour.
4. Train no.12453 Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani – Delayed by 1.15 hours.
5. Train no.12213 Yashwantpur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla Duronto – Delayed by 2.30 hours.
6. Train no.12285 Secunderabad-Nizamudin Duronto – Delayed by 3 hours.
7. Train no. 12381 Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Exp – Delayed by 3 hours.
8. Train no. 12553 Saharsa-New Delhi Vaishali Exp – Delayed by 2 hours.
9. Train no. 12427 Rewa-Anand Vihar Exp – Delayed by 5 hours.
10. Train no. 12417 Prayagra-New Delhi Exp – Delayed by 3 hours.
11. Train no. 12367 Bhagalpur-Anand Vihar Exp – Delayed by 3 hours.
12. Train no. 12393 Rajendernagar-New Delhi – Delayed by 4 hours.
13. Train no. 12723 Hyderabad-New Delhi – Delayed by 4 hours.
14. Train no. 12155 Bhopal-Nizamudin Exp – Delayed by 2 hours.
15. Train no. 11078 Jammu Tawi-Pune Jhelum Exp – Delayed by 45 minutes.
16. Train no. 13257 Danapur-Anand Vihar – Delayed by 2 hours.
17. Train no. 14034 Katra-Delhi Express – Delayed by an hour.
18. Train no. 15658 Kamakhya-Delhi Exp – Delayed by an hour.
19. Train no. 12559 Banaras-New Delhi Exp – Delayed by 2 hours.
20. Train no. 12189 Jabalpur-Nizamudin – Delayed by 1.45 hours.
21. Train No. 12137 Mumbai-Ferozpur – Delayed by 4 hours.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) categorizes fog visibility as ‘very dense’ when it ranges from 0 to 50 meters. According to the IMD, the mercury is expected to drop further in the first week of January 2024, with temperatures fluctuating between 10 and 7 degrees Celsius at the Safdarjung Observatory in the national capital.