Fog affects train services in Raj

Cold wave conditions today prevailed in Rajasthan even as foggy weather affected rail traffic in the region.
According to a MeT department spokesperson, districts including Sriganganagar, Churu, Alwar, Bharatpur and Hanumangarh were covered by dense fog resulting into cold wave conditions.
Alwar recorded lowest minimum temperature at 7.2 degrees Celsius in the state.
Sriganganagar recorded 7.7 degrees Celsius, Falodi 8.0 degrees Celsius, Chhittorgarh 8.1 degrees Celsius, Udaipur 8.4 degrees Celsius, Jodhupur and Bikaner 8.8 degrees Celsius, Banasthali 9.4 degrees Celsius, Churu 9.6 degrees Celsius, 10 degrees Celsius in the desert state hill station Mount Abu, respectively.
Dense fog in the northern region has affected trains in north western railway division.

Ajmer-Jammutavi, Jaipur-Allahabad passenger train departure was delayed by more than 6 hours, respectively.

Chief Public Relation Officer (CPRO) of North Western Railway, Tarun Jain said that fog affected 15 passenger trains in the division.
All the trains were delayed by one hour to 14 hours, he added.
He said that Hawrah-Sriganganagar by 14 hours 30 minutes, Kolkata-Bikaner by 11 hours, Jammutavi-Ajmer by 8 hours 50 minutes, Allahbad-Jaipur 8 hours 20 minutes, Siyaldah-Ajmer by 8 hours 20 minutes, Hawrah-Jodhpurby 7 hours 15 minutes, Jammutavi-Bhatinda by 7 hours, Varanasi-Jodhpur by 6 hours 15 minutes were running behind their schedule time.
MeT department officials forecast drop in maximum temperature in the next 24 hours due to fog and cold wave conditions across the state.