The North Railway is preparing to increase train speeds on the Bareilly via Moradabad-Delhi and Lucknow rail tracks by April 2024. To achieve this, several rail sections will undergo station and yard remodeling, interlocking, and track repairs between December and February. Several track repairs and girder replacements on bridges have already...
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been completed. Additionally, a budget of ₹3.89 crore has been allocated for loop line improvements and bridge repairs. Another ₹51.19 crore has been allocated for track replacement. However, despite the modernization efforts, the Indian Railways has cancelled 26 trains from December 1st to February 29th due to fog, citing safety concerns. These cancellations affect trains passing through Bareilly, Moradabad, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, and Sitapur, impacting numerous passengers. Although the railway has equipped trains with fog-safe devices and implemented firecracker signals, the annual cancellations due to fog persist.