Ever since the festive season kicked off during Diwali, Railway passengers have had to face the brunt of crowded coaches with their reserved seats being taken over by ticketless passengers or have had to face massive delays.
On Wednesday too, several trains across the country faced delays amounting to six hours due to fog and low visibility. One of the passengers who faced severe problems due to the delay was a man from Kanpur who had to resort to taking an intercity cab to not miss a connecting train after his first train ran late by nine hours. Despite having a confirmed Tatkal ticket, X user @vinodepurate paid Rs 4,500 for the cab ride to his destination.
"The train that I have to take at 1.15 pm at Kanpur arrived 9 hours late. I had to catch Rajdhani at Jhansi at 8.15 pm. So I came to know about (the train being) late at 2 pm. I have no other option other than taking Ola for Rs 4,500. And the Tatkal ticket was bought for Rs 1,500. Total Rs 6,000 loss," the user wrote on X.
The train that i have to take at 13:15 at Kanpur arrived 9 hours late. I had to catch Rajdhani at jhansi at 20:15. So i came to know about the late at 14:00. I have no other option other than taking ola for 4500 rupees. And tatkal ticket is 1500 total 6000 loss— electron (@vinodepurate) December 27, 2023
Another commuter said his aunt reached New York from Delhi faster than he took to reach West Bengal from the national capital. His train was 16 hours late.
My bua went from delhi to new york faster than I went from delhi to west bengal(train is 16 hours late)— aditraj (@singh_aditraj) December 27, 2023
Other frustrated passengers too took to social media to complain to the Railway Ministry about the inordinate delay and the filthy conditions they were stuck in.
@PMOIndia @narendramodi @AshwiniVaishnaw @IRCTCofficial @RailMinIndia @RailwaySeva @Central_Railway No sweeping in B1 coach of Train no. 12649 (starting date 25/12/2023) Toilets are pathetic. Train is almost 10 hrs late in 15 hrs of journey from Nagpur to NZM. pic.twitter.com/rXT8mS5SjW— Dr Rajnish Singh (@drrajnishsingh) December 27, 2023
@RailwaySeva @drmsdah @MangalSAngadi @IRCTCofficial Train 12368 is running exceptionally late. It is just amazing how a train thatbhas a traverse time of less than 24 hours is already late by 11 hours. I am just amazed at the equation of train delay. Sad. Real sad. Please help— Sudershan Mishra (@authoricmishra) December 27, 2023
According to the news agency ANI, several trains to and from Delhi have been delayed on Wednesday due to fog and low visibility in the national capital.
Earlier, the Northern Railways reported that the dense fog in the national capital on Tuesday has affected a total of 14 trains in the northern zone. “As of today, 14 trains are affected due to fog or less visibility in the Northern Zone of Indian Railways,” a statement of the Chief Public Relations Officer said.
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