Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada Uday Express has been extended up to Guntur, Vijayawada-Hubballi Amaravati Express up to Narsapur; and Nandyal-Kadapa Express Special has been extended up to Renigunta.
In the hill station of Mount Abu, a winter wonderland has unfolded as sub-zero temperatures persist, leaving the town covered in a pristine layer of snow.
On Friday, the mercury dropped to -1 degree Celsius, following Thursday's chilling low of -3 degrees Celsius.
As many as 39 passenger trains to Delhi are running behind schedule as dense fog conditions continue to prevail in the national capital, resulting in low visibility, railway officials said on Friday.
The severe cold affected the lives of people in the city of Sikar. Today, the mercury reached below the freezing point in the Fatehpur district of Rajasthan.
According to the information received from Fatehpur Agricultural Research Centre, the minimum temperature was recorded at minus 1.7 d
As many as 20 trains are expected to arrive late in the national capital on Monday due to fog in several parts of the country, the railway officials said.
The Ridge station recorded a minimum temperature of 9.1 degrees Celsius with a departure of 1.4 degrees from the normal temperature. Palam recorded the coldest morning with a minimum of 10.0 degrees Celsius, a departure of 3.0 degrees Celsius below the normal from yesterday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami requested Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to extend the proposed Vande Bharat Rail service from Dehradun-Lucknow to Ayodhya ahead of the grand consecration ceremony of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir on January 22.
Dense fog and low visibility have disrupted train movement and 26 trains to Delhi from various parts of the country are running late in the northern region of the country on Thursday.
Every year, during foggy weather in the winter months, a large number of trains are affected, especially in the northern parts of the country. To ensure smooth rail operations, Indian Railways have provisioned 19,742 Fog Pass Devices during the foggy weather.