The block is a 'corridor block' - which means no trains (passenger or freight) will run in that period. All routes have a corridor block everyday for monitoring and maintenance.
With increase in traffic, most major routes are not getting sufficient time for maintenance. A few years, there was a flurry of accidents in SR, as track maintenance was not done properly due to lack of sufficient corridor block period.
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That said, they could have rationalized the halts and altered schedules to get sufficient maintenance time instead of cancelling trains.
please wait...Translate to HindiBlock ek 'corridor block' hai - iska matlab hai koi bhi trains (passenger ya freight) uss time par nahi chalengi. Saare routes ke paas har din corridor block hota hai monitoring aur maintenance ke liye.
Traffic badhne se, zyada tar major routes ko maintenance ke liye kaafi time nahi mil raha. Kuch saal pehle, SR mein kaafi accidents hue the, kyunki track maintenance sahi se nahi hua tha corridor block period ki kami ki wajah se.
Waisa toh, unko halts ko thoda samajh ke fix karna chahiye tha aur schedules alter karne chahiye the taaki maintenance ka sufficient time mil sake, train cancel karne ke bajaye.