Along with the holiday rush, passengers traveling by rail in India are now facing inordinate delays due to fog and loss of visibility across the country. Also today, several trains across the country faced delays of up to several hours due to fog and low visibility.
A man from Kanpur shared his ordeal on social media after his train was delayed by nine hours. After facing serious problems due to train delay, he had to take an intercity taxi from Kanpur to Jhansi to avoid missing his connecting train after his first train was late by nine hours. Even though this X (formerly Twitter) user had a confirmed Tatkal ticket worth Rs 1,500, he had to pay Rs 4,500 for the taxi ride to reach his destination on time. This explains his total loss of Rs 6,000.
« The train I had to catch at 1:15 p.m. from Kanpur arrived 9 hours late. I had to catch Rajdhani from Jhansi at 8:15 p.m. So I came to know that (the train was) late at 2 p.m. I didn’t have no other choice. except take Ola for Rs 4,500. And Tatkal ticket was bought for Rs 1,500. Total loss of Rs 6,000,” the user wrote on X.
Several other X users also came to share their experiences; a user wrote: @RailwaySeva @drmsdah @MangalSAngadi @IRCTCofficial Train 12368 is exceptionally late. It is simply astonishing how a train with a travel time of less than 24 hours is already 11 hours late. I am simply amazed by the train delay equation. Sad. Really sad. Please help me.
“It doesn’t matter how many Vande Bharat trains you operate, but if you fail to repair your already existing railway structure,” wrote another angry passenger.
“Haal Station @Delhi. Isn’t it important that the manager is informed by @irctc_app about the train delay. If that can’t happen, they should have at least arranged suitable seating or things. Younger people will organize their own, but what about the elderly and children,” another user added.
Several trains to and from Delhi were delayed on Wednesday, December 27 due to fog and low visibility in the national capital.
Earlier, the Northern Railways reported that due to dense fog in the national capital on Tuesday, December 26, a total of 14 trains in the northern zone were affected. “As of today, 14 trains are affected due to fog or reduced visibility in the northern zone of Indian Railways,” read the statement from the public relations officer.
