Railways to strengthen inquiry system to track trains during fog

New Delhi, It's December and in the coming days, the possible foggy conditions could grip the nation for at least a month or a half, affecting the transportation system at large. Railways has been hit hard by such conditions in the recent years but it is now trying to strengthen its inquiry system by introducing specific telephone numbers and SMS-based fog update to track arrival and departure of trains.

From now on, besides the existing 139, one can dial the MTNL telephone number 23747110 to know trains positions during foggy weather conditions. An SMS-based train inquiry number 9717631813 has been provided for New Delhi, Old Delhi, Nizamuddin, Anand Vihar and Sarai Rohilla stations. Arrival and departure of trains from these stations can be found out by using the SMS-based inquiry system during foggy weather.

Passengers can message the five-digit train number to the given mobile number and the expected arrival or departure of train from Delhi stations will be messaged back to the passenger by the system automatically within a few seconds. The Railways has also advised passengers to use the system before leaving for the stations during this seasons foggy days.

 

Photograph by WN/Aruna Mirasdar