More than 500 trains, hundreds of flights impacted by dense fog

267 trains cancelled and five flights diverted as cold wave takes its toll

The severe cold wave in large parts of North India continued to cripple rail and air movement on Monday, impacting over 400 trains and hundreds of flights.

Marking the second consecutive day of disruption in railway services, 267 trains had been cancelled while 170 trains were running late on Monday, the railways ministry said. Eighty-two of the 267 cancelled trains were mail and express trains, while 56 were cancelled purely on account of dense fog that blanketed several parts of the country, leading to poor visibility for locomotive and airline pilots.

As many as 180 passenger and local trains also