Vande Bharat may be an exaggeration but starting exp trains on Bongaon-Barasat-Dum Dum section is not at all a bad idea. This whole belt has cluster of cities with more than 1lac population. Several intercity type trains can be tried on this section that may fetch good revenue, specially for places like Digha, Tarapith and North Bengal (North Bengal one can be tried via Bongaon-Ranaghat-Nasipur bridge-Malda section)
Another important section where ER should think of introducing exp trains is the Namkhana section. Kakdwip serves as the nearest station to Gangasagar where...
more... Kapil Muni ashram is present and the annual Gangasagar mela, the largest religious fair in Eastern India, is held. Namkhana, on the other hand, serves as the gateway to Bakkhali beach and Frazer Ganj islands. But ER never even thought of connecting these two places with rest of the cities of Bengal. Can u imagine that South 24 paraganas, the 6th most populous district of India with 80 lacs population, doesn't have a single exp train running over it's jurisdiction. All thanks to Sealdah division.
please wait...Translate to HindiVande Bharat ho sakta hai ki jyada tarif ho, par Bongaon-Barasat-Dum Dum section par exp trains chalana bilkul bura vichar nahi hai. Is poore area mein bahut sare shahar hai jahan 1 lakh se adhik log rehte hai. Is section par kuch intercity type trains try ki ja sakti hai jo acchi kamai kar sakti hai, khas karke jagahon jaise Digha, Tarapith aur North Bengal ke liye (North Bengal wale section ko Bongaon-Ranaghat-Nasipur bridge-Malda section ke through try kiya ja sakta hai)
Ek aur mahatvapurna section jahan ER ko exp trains chalane ka vichar karna chahiye, vo hai Namkhana section. Kakdwip Gangasagar ke najdik ka station hai jahan Kapil Muni ka ashram hai aur yahaan par Gangasagar mela, Eastern India ka sabse bada dharmaik mela, ayojit hota hai. Namkhana, dusri taraf, Bakkhali beach aur Frazer Ganj islands ki taraf Jaane ka darwaza hai. Lekin ER ne kabhi bhi in dono jagahon ko Bengal ke baaki shahron se jodne ka socha hi nahi. Kya aap imagine kar sakte hai ki South 24 paraganas, India ke 6th sabse jyada abaadi wale jile mein 80 lakh log rehte hai, uska ek bhi exp train abhi tak nahi chala Sealdah division ke dwaara. Shukriya Sealdah division ko.