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Thick fog causes Superfast train delay by 5 hours

Thick fog turned into mist on Sunday morning and worsened the visibility of the headlights of train number 12555 Gorakhdham Superfast Express to less than five metres.

Updated on: Jan 5, 2014, 18:45:37 IST
Hindustan Times | By , Hisar
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Thick fog turned into mist on Sunday morning and worsened the visibility of the headlights of train number 12555 Gorakhdham Superfast Express to less than five metres.

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The Superfast train from Gorakhpur reached Hisar late by five hours.

Station master of Hisar junction AL Chaudhry said fog affected the schedules of all the trains which got delayed from half an hour to five hours.

The normal life of the district was also hit by the dense fog which persisted till 12 noon on Sunday and vendors could move out onlyl after the when the visibility improved abit.

The buses between Delhi and Hisar were delayed by about two hours as the road traffic was slowed down by the mist.