Due to dense fog in Kanpur, 67 trains were delayed for 23 hours on Tuesday. Trains that were scheduled to arrive on Monday were delayed and arrived on Tuesday, with morning trains reaching in the evening. Around 3,000 passengers cancelled their tickets by 8 PM. Refunds for tickets purchased online...
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through the UTS app were not processed. Due to fewer passengers, 16 roadways buses did not operate. Over 40 buses ran slowly and arrived up to six hours late. Between 1 AM and 5 AM, there were fewer passengers at the Jhakarkati and Chunni Ganj bus depots, causing inconvenience for passengers.

Dense fog in northern India has significantly impacted train operations, leading to delays and cancellations. Trains on the New Delhi-Kanpur-Prayagraj route, including both new and old Vande Bharat Express, Shiv Ganga, and New Delhi-Banaras Superfast, have been the most affected. The fog has reduced visibility, forcing train speeds to drop to...
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50 km/h, which has resulted in travel times doubling. Passengers have been facing delays of up to 18 hours, leading to a 20% decline in passenger numbers. The new Vande Bharat Express has even been canceled on two days this week. Passengers have also canceled tickets due to the delays, with cancellations ranging from 14-20% on the Vande Bharat Expresses and Shiv Ganga. Trains on other routes, like New Delhi-Moradabad-Bareilly-Lucknow, Bihar-Kolkata, Patna-Gaya, and Mumbai, have been less impacted by fog delays. Railway officials attribute the severe delays to the reduced visibility on the New Delhi-Kanpur-Prayagraj route.

Due to fog and mist, 47 trains arriving on the Delhi, Agra, Mumbai, and Howrah routes were delayed by one to ten hours on Friday. 2098 passengers returned their tickets, and 119 were allowed to travel on other trains due to connecting reservations. Some of the major delayed trains...
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include: the 22435 Vande Bharat Express (1.25 hours), 02564 New Delhi Barauni Special (9 hours), 12309 Rajendra Nagar Rajdhani (9 hours), 12393 Rajendra Nagar Sampark Kranti (4 hours), 12259 Bikaner Duronto (6 hours), 12553 Vaishali Express (4 hours), 12815 Nandan kanan (6 hours), 12487 Simanchala Express (3 hours), 22537 Kushinagar Express (3 hours), 20104 Gorakhpur LTT Express (3 hours), and 20502 New Delhi Agartala Express (10 hours).

The new Vande Bharat Express, train number 22415/22416, departs from Cantt station at 6 am and makes a 2-minute stop at Banaras. It then proceeds to New Delhi via Prayagraj and Kanpur. The train has available seats in both Chair Car and Executive Class for the next week. However, the older...
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Vande Bharat Express, which starts at 3 pm, has a waiting list for both classes for the entire week. Both trains operate from Cantt station.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually flagged off the second Vande Bharat Express (04015) in Varanasi on Monday, dedicating it to the nation. The train departed at 2:42 PM as scheduled, drawing a large crowd. Notably, the first Vande Bharat Express, launched on February 15, 2019, had a smaller turnout. The...
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new train offers the same amenities as the first, with passengers suggesting slight adjustments to the seat flexibility for better comfort. The inaugural ceremony also included the award ceremony for a cleanliness competition organized by the Railways. The second Vande Bharat Express will operate six days a week, departing from Banaras (formerly Manduadih) railway station at 6:00 AM. It will not operate on Tuesdays for maintenance. The train will reach New Delhi at 2:05 PM and will return to Banaras at 11:05 PM. It will stop at Prayagraj for 4 minutes at 7:35 AM and 8:26 PM and at Kanpur for 4 minutes at 9:32 AM and 7:18 PM. A new MEMU train between Indara Ghat and Dohrighat was also inaugurated on the same day.