Maitree Express: মৈত্রী এক্সপ্রেস - দুই বাংলার সংস্কৃতি ও ভাতৃত্বের মেলবন্ধন - Joydeep Roy

People keep asking for this train over and over again. The railways are just blindly adding AC coaches to every train (and some of them have failed miserably).

This train was perfect for people who prefer to travel in sleeper class (because AC is still too expensive). It was always on time (even in foggy winter days). It served smaller stations really well, but if the railway wants to speed it up, they should bring back the same route.

There has to be a way to bring back this train. We can't just erase this legend like that.

Logon ne is train ki maang beshumar baar ki hai. Railways andhe dharmi se har train mein AC coaches laga rahe hain (aur dikhawa kar ke kuchh trainon ki shuruat nakami ke saath hui hai). Ye train un logon ke liye tha jo sleeper class mein safar karna pasand karte hain (jinke liye AC abhi bhi mehnga hai). Ye waqti train thi (dhundhli sardi ke dino mein chhodti thi). Isne chhote stations ke liye bahut achha kaam kiya, lekin agar railway ko is train ka tez version pasand hai toh wahi route ke saath is train ki waapas aavashyakta hai. Is train ki firse prabandh ka koi tarika hona chahiye. Ye purkhon ki tarah mitana nahi chahiye.