Fog disrupts train operations across country

Passengers wait in cold on platforms for hours as trains delayed

LAHORE:

Trains running between Lahore, Karachi, Quetta and other cities across the country were delayed for up to seven hours due to heavy fog, as a result of which the passengers were stranded on the platforms in the cold for hours.

The trains were delayed for six to seven hours due to heavy fog, which badly affected the operations.

Tezgam Express coming from Karachi was delayed for seven hours, Millat Express seven hours, Pakistan Express seven hours, Pak Business Express six hours, Karakoram Express six hours, Karachi Express five hours, Allama Iqbal Express five hours, Khyber Mail Express five hours, Jafar Express five hours and Farid Express was delayed for three hours.

Passengers travelling between Lahore, Karachi, Quetta, Multan, Peshawar, Rawalpindi, Sukkur and Hyderabad on the railway network across the country faced difficulties.

The Pakistan Railways administration said that the trains were being delayed due to fog and in some areas, trains were being run at dead speed while taking safety measures.