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Many have of late shared their experiences of travelling on overcrowded trains, with some even complaining about not getting a seat despite having a confirmed ticket. Now a video is going viral showing a mammoth crowd at the Ujjain Junction railway station.
It is not clear when the video was shot, but it shows innumerable people crowding a platform and trying to board a train from the railway track in Madhya Pradesh. With so many passengers crowding the train’s doors, two women get inside a coach through an emergency window, with the help of a few men.
Watch the video below:
“India needs more affordable trains and buses Not the overhyped Vandhe Bharat,” an X (formerly Twitter) user commented. “Climbing into the compartment wearing a saree through the ‘small door’ is a remarkable feat,” said another. “At first sight it appears like Bangladesh or African nation, but footage begins with Ujjain, the holy city, and gives a sense of sadness,” wrote a third.
According to the caption of the same video posted by an Instagram page, the chaos was the result of a transport strike called by truck drivers protesting against new hit-and-run laws that they perceived as being too harsh. Pilgrims in Ujjain found themselves stranded owing to the unavailability of buses as drivers joined the strike. The situation worsened as taxi and autorickshaw drivers also joined the protest.
