NCR - maar bhi, raftaar bhi - Harshit Sharma

Top 5 railway stations of Lucknow NR Division based on footfall:

1. Lucknow Charbagh
2. Varanasi Jn.
3. Ayodhya (Cantt. Dham)
4. Unnao Jn.
5. Sultanpur Jn.

Unnao Jn. really surprised me. Despite being between Lucknow and Kanpur, Unnao has such a huge footfall but low revenue. This shows that there is enough demand for trains, but due to the lesser number of trains stopping here, the railways aren't properly utilizing this station.

Lucknow NR Division ke Top 5 Railway Stations, footfall ke basis pe:

1- Lucknow Charbagh
2- Varanasi Jn.
3- Ayodhya (Cantt. Dham)
4- Unnao Jn.
5- Sultanpur Jn.

Unnao Jn. ne mujhe sachmuch hairan kar diya. Lucknow aur Kanpur ke beech hone ke bawjood, Unnao mein itna bada footfall hai, lekin kam revenue hone ka matlab hai ki yaha train ke liye kaafi log hain, lekin kam trains ka yahan rukna railway station ka sahi utilisation nahi kar pa raha hai.

Yeh train ab permanent bandi honi chahiye. 20C VB aur Tejas mein kaafi jagah hai unke passengers ke liye.

It should be urgently upgraded to a 20-coach rake.

Because currently, the Indian Railways seems to prioritize operating symbolic political ventures/white elephants over essential trains that should be running.

Isko jaldi se 20-coach rake mein upgrade karna chahiye.

Kyunki abhi toh Indian Railways ko symbolic political ventures/white elephants chalane mein zyada interest hai, essential trains chalane se zyada.