Train services towards/from East Coast Railway are being affected and running late because of the dense fog in North India.
Visakhapatnam: Train services towards/from East Coast Railway are being affected and running late because of the dense fog in North India, especially in Delhi and North Central region. Many important and prestigious trains like Rajdhani, Duronto, Sampark Kranti, Purusottam, Utkal, Nandankan-an, Neelachal, Hirakud Express are badly affected. East Coast Railway has urged its passengers to bear with the delay in train running as the situation is unavoidable. Many trains are now being rescheduled and will run on changed timings.
Passengers have been urged to call Helpline Enquiry Phone 139 to know the current status of their trains. Resched-uling of trains would also be announced in the media from time to time. East Coast Railway has alerted its maintenance staff to be ready for the workload of trains that would be coming out of the schedule. East Coast Railway has geared up its manpower to cope with the dense fog during the night and early morning in various Railway Sections under its jurisdiction and in the areas prone to be affected by fog. Precautions have been taken regarding train running during the current winter season.
In dense fog weather in winter, drivers have been instructed to regulate train speed depending on visibility conditions for the safety of passengers and train movement. Apart from this, several precautions have also been taken and train running staffs are being counselled by the Railway Officers & Safety Counsellors to cope with the situations.
