Indian Railways real-time fog alert for passengers

With winters setting in passengers planning to travel face harrowing time due to cancellations of flights and trains because of fog.

To the relief of thousands of passengers and saving hundreds of hours, Indian Railways has taken a major step towards a more real-time and seamless flow of information on fog delays.

In collaboration with RailYatri.in, Centre for Rail Information Systems (CRIS) launched the fog mini site for live information on affected trains. The initiative enables passengers to make smart decisions with updated information on trains as well as routes affected by fog. The site is accessible on web via all internet enabled devices.

The mini site updates every 2-10 minutess and categorises information on - ‘Fog Reporting On Routes in Last 24 Hours’, ‘Currently Running Fog Affected Trains’, ‘Cancellations and Diversions’ and ‘Trains­­­­­ Rescheduled from Origination’. CRIS cites it as the first step towards bringing fog related information to its 60 to 70 lakh passengers everyday.

For passenger safety, fog delays during winters are inevitable with a ripple effect, affecting substantial number of of trains on a daily basis. While fog occurs across the nation during the winter, passengers travelling via Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi and Punjab can face delays upto even 24 hours.

Passengers can find information on http://events.trainenquiry.com/fog.