Trains stop in their tracks

Heavy fog affected the schedule of the Rajdhanis on the Mumbai-Delhi, Howrah-New Delhi, Rajendra Nagar Patna-New Delhi and Bhubaneswar-New Delhi routes. These, however, were running only two to three hours behind schedule while the others were delayed by several hours.

8220;The trains are currently stranded at railways stations near Delhi,8221; a Northern Railway spokesperson said.

The long distance trains like the Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express, the Chennai Central-New Delhi Grand Trunk Express, the Allahabad-New Delhi Prayagraj Express, the Howrah-New Delhi Poorva Express and the Udhampur-New Delhi Uttar Sampark Kranti Express, were running late by over four hours.