Mumbai’s local trains have long been the city’s lifeline, but they’ve also been a source of concern due to their notorious overcrowding. Every day, countless people cram into these trains, and with the monsoons in full swing, the situation gets even worse. Delays and reduced train services only add to the chaos, increasing the crowds and the risk of accidents. Amidst this perennial issue, an old video from a Mumbai local train has resurfaced on ‘X’, sparking fresh discussions.
The video from 2022 captures a harrowing incident. A young man, Danish Zakir Hussain, was hanging off the footboard of a Mumbai local train, along with a few others, as it travelled from Kalwa, Thane to Dadar at 9:30 a.m. Passengers on a parallel train recorded the scene. Hussain, while dangling precariously, turned his head and tragically hit a pole, sending him flying off the train and onto the tracks. The fall left onlookers horrified.
TW: Disturbing Visuals, Viewer Discretion Advisable
To run family we need Job, To save Job , have to attend office in time, To attend office we have to catch Train, To catch daily late , Overcrowded trains we have to risk our life . Family is more important than LIFE and for @RailMinIndia Mails and Express are important Than Lives pic.twitter.com/tvlloMwoI9— मुंबई Mumbai Rail Pravasi Sangha (@MumRail) July 25, 2024
As this clip made its rounds again, people couldn’t help but voice their frustration. One commented, “The passengers travelling by local trains in Mumbai have been facing overcrowded trains issue for a long time now. The passengers are risking their lives to travel by local trains. This issue has to be resolved by taking it seriously.” Another added, “There are people who just like to hang, yes it gets crowded at the same time, have travelled several times when inside there is enough space, yet Bravehearts love to hang on door, holding very thin lining on the door.”
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A third voice chimed in, “More & More Trains should be deployed for Mumbai for Local people/Local Trains & decrease the time of Long travel passenger trains and start more local trains and adjust the timings so no one would suffer after work.” Another plea was more personal, “People need to value your life more. I will never risk my life even if my job is taken because I was late. Not all people from poor background also risk their life like this and have more sense. But some don’t have sense to value their life.”
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