Tags:
Journalism of Courage
A video that’s doing the rounds of social media shows just how crowded trains are on Mumbai’s suburban line and the perils of standing at the door when the train pulls in to a station.
In the undated video shot at an undisclosed location in the western city, the man is seen hanging from the train even as a stream of people alighted from the train at a station, The man clings on to the train as long as he can, but is finally swept away by the crowd.
Here’s the video that’s doing the rounds:
Many from Mumbai could relate with the video, especially if they’ve ever been near the door at a station they didn’t want to get off at. It has also people from other parts of the country commenting on it.
Here are some reactions:
https://twitter.com/immkmfollowme/status/1158404412890595335
https://twitter.com/mimosapudica03/status/1158348530399846401
https://twitter.com/TheGodWhispers/status/1158317864064917504
https://twitter.com/abhijit_d_nayak/status/1158326475268841472
An estimated 7.5 million people commute by the suburban trains in Mumbai daily, making it one of the busiest commuter rail systems in the world.
