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

I think it's time for Indian Railways to be re-zoned. Right now, Indian Railways' zones and divisions are so damn messy. Near Mathura, North Central Railways and North Eastern Railways are more north than Northern Railways, duh. A part of Central Railways is down in South Central Railways' territory, LOL. Technically, North East is supposed to be in the east of North and North West in the west of North, but in some sections, the NER zone is stuck between NR and NWR. And there are some routes where the tracks of different zones run parallel. So, if you want to work on one track, getting permission from the other zone takes like 2-3 years, man. Same thing happened during the Aishbagh Manaknagar doubling project. The tracks of NR and NER are in the same place but NR made NER cry by not giving block permission. This ultimately harms us, regular passengers. Because when two zones are in the same place, they clash with each other. If you go 55 km north from Unnao Junction, you hit NER's Lucknow division, go 100 m west and you're in NR's Moradabad division, go 10 km south and bam, you're in NCR's Prayagraj division, and yep, Unnao itself is in NR's Lucknow Division, phew! In just this small section, there are 4 different divisions and 3 different zones just a short distance away. That's why there's so much conflict on this route. When a train is on NR's tracks, NR prioritizes its trains and screws up the others' schedules. When a train reaches NER, they move their trains up the list. And NCR does the same thing. That's why now railways need to rezone properly so that all the tracks around a specific division belong to that division and there's no track in between that belongs to another division. This will improve overall train efficiency and reduce zonal conflicts.

Main sochta hoon ab wahi time aa gaya hai jab Indian Railways mein re-zoning ki jaaye.
Is waqt Indian Railways ke zones aur divisions itne zyada cluttered ho chuke hai.
Mathura ke paas me North Central Railways aur North Eastern Railways NR yaani Northern Railways se bhi zyada north me hai🤡
Central Railways ka kuch portion South Central Railways ke south me hai😂.
Technically direction wise North ke east me North East hota hai aur North ke west me North West hota hai lekin kuch sections me NER zone NR aur NWR ke beech me hai.
Aur kuch aise routes hai jaha pe parallel me tracks alag alag zones ke hai. Jisse agar ek track pe kaam karna ho to doosra zone permission dene me 2-3 saal laga deta hai.
Same cheej Aishbagh Manaknagar doubling me hui.
NR aur NER ke tracks ek hi location pe hai but NR ne NER ko rula diya block ki permission dene me.
Isse overall nuksan hum common passengers ka hi hai.
Kyunki jab do zone ek hi jagah pe hote hai to vo aapas me hi conflicts kar lete hai.
Unnao Junction se 55 km North me jayenge to NER ka Lucknow division lag jaata hai
100 m West me jayenge NR ka Moradabad Division lag jaata hai.
10 km south me jayenge to NCR ka Prayagraj Division lag jaata hai aur Unnao khud NR ke Lucknow Division mein hai.
Sirf itne se section pe 4 alag alag division aur 3 alag zones zara zara si doori pe hai.
Isliye is route pe itna conflict hota hai.
Yaha pe jab train NR ke tracks pe hoti hai to NR apni trains ko priority pe daal deta hai aur baaki trains late kar deta hai. Jab train NER pahuchti hai to NER wale apni trains ko priority dene lag jaate hai. Aur same cheej NCR wale karte hai.

Isliye ab railways ko zaroorat hai ki IR ki dobara sahi se zoning ki jaaye aur jo yeh ho raha hai ki agal bagal ke sabhi tracks ek particular division ke hai aur beech me ek track aa jaata hai jo doosre division ka hai ye cheej na ho.
Isse overall trains ki efficiency badhegi aur zonal conflicts kam se kam honge.