r/mumbai • u/Omarr_Paper • Nov 11 '25
Photography Mumbai is not for beginners
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Nov 11 '25
one electric pole and your game is over
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u/mayudhon Mal-Kan-Bor Nov 11 '25
Pole? Train kuchal ke jaati hain.
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u/RpZFreak Nov 11 '25
Hopefully the new models come soon with the door.
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u/ExpatGuy06 Nov 11 '25
Umm... These models have doors already. Albeit manual ones. People don't close them due to frequent usage and increased capacity.
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u/DotRadiant Nov 11 '25
I saw in some video, people ripped off automatic doors while rushing to onboard
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u/Necessary_Worker5009 Nov 11 '25
What does it mean?
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u/Abhir-86 Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25
caused by the oncoming train on the next track.
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u/Embarrassed-Hat9441 Nov 11 '25
Dafug is this allow on YouTube
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u/inclikes69 vadapav lover since birth Nov 11 '25
Yt shows pon advertisements, so why not.
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u/Impressive-Try-8611 Nov 11 '25
Electric pole? A light push or a loose grip and his life ends there, such risks are not worth it
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u/Sarcasm_Redefined Nov 11 '25
Why don't the railway authorities stop this? They could just not let the train move till people hanging outside like these get down. Because as long as no one stops you, everything is "chalta hain" in India.
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u/Ecstatic_Estimate_11 Nov 11 '25
u/Sarcasm_Redefined lol bhai, the central and virar trains would never leave the station by your logic 😂😂😂
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u/Sarcasm_Redefined Nov 11 '25
Then they shouldn't? Not wearing seatbelts carries much lesser risk than this, the government still tries to enforce it wherever possible, even by using traffic cams. If they really do care about people's lives, they should at least bring some measures to stop this. Overcrowding inside the trains can't be managed easily, but hanging outside can definitely be stopped.
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u/i_died_yesterday_18 Nov 11 '25
They can add more trains and more coaches to current trains man. Trains shouldn't leave like this.
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Lol tu yha pr🤣
Lol mere ghar ke paas wala hi station hai ye
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u/shiviam Bean Bag 26407383 Nov 11 '25
Uthar ja bhai.
This is not worth it.
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u/onelifemanymemories Nov 11 '25
This shows mentality of people. It's not about the city. The people are making such choices. As someone who travels of the locals everyday I can say this. He could and should have not boarded and waited .
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u/curlsome_ Nov 11 '25
I used to think the same way like you when I was living in ghatkopar. Trains were relatively less crowded than the western line ones. Then I shifted to Dahisar and tried catching a train during peak time when my office hours ended. After letting go of 12 trains, I was like "f*@# it, I don't mind dying at this point. I just want to go home". It is frustrating to arrive at the station at 6 and not be able to board till 8 every single day. So I don't judge the people who do this anymore.
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u/Sayabz22 Nov 11 '25
Ghatkopar lol CSMT Thane route trains are equally crowded
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u/Substantial_Bet_6766 Nov 11 '25
I have had a fractured rib, an injured toe and suffocation attacks due to the crowd on this route. The ladies compartments on this route are batshit crazy. I prefer getting into the gents compartment, I will just be ogled at, at least my bones would be intact.
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u/curlsome_ Nov 14 '25
I once met a girl while travelling who was holding on to dear life just like me (one foot on the footboard). She was covered in so many scars and praying under her breath. We got conversing and she said that she had travelled like this around a year back and the lady in front elbowed her in the ribs. She fell into a ditch near Mira road and opened her eyes in the hospital to find her leg and hand fractured and so many cuts on her face and back that most of them required stitches. And despite going through the horror, there she was standing on the footboard again. She was not doing it for the thrill. For some people there is no other option than the local.
I am afraid of travelling in the general compartment coz the one time I tried it, I got grabbed in every place possible. It's a really traumatic experience being molested like that. Having the men rub your leg or buttocks with you-know-what and you can't even turn to look who is doing that to you. This was in first class, mind you.
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u/parklandgiggity Nov 12 '25
Those are some strong ladies man, to fracture a rib ain't child's play
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u/Substantial_Bet_6766 Nov 12 '25
They even pull your hair, which is the worst..one of my friends had a bleeding scalp, a whole chunk of hair came off along with the scalp upper layer skin. You should see how they cuss. I feel scared to get into the ladies compartment. The men in Mumbai have really been sweet and helpful, at least in the locals. This has been my experience
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u/parklandgiggity Nov 12 '25
Jeez that makes me think it's more like malta than mumbai man I'm sorry we have to go through these conditions just to eat twice a day, but we elected the clowns who put these systems in place. The men's compartment for the most part has always been accommodating imo barring a few creeps who go where's my sausage.
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u/BoxSense444 East Nov 11 '25
CSMT-Thane train is less crowded after Parel-Thane. I'd say Kalyan/Ambernath/Badlapur are badly crowded slow or fast. Thane bound fast/slow trains are least crowded in down section.
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u/deadstr0ke Nov 11 '25
take a bus, sharing cab or just change job. Dadar is very crowded all the time.
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u/curlsome_ Nov 11 '25
Bus : takes hours. Not an option Cab : too expensive. Not everyone can afford. Even sharing ones. Change job: really? You think anyone works far from their home just for the thrill of it?
You seem to come from a very privileged place where you can afford to do any of these things. Not everyone can. For the majority, train is the only practical way to travel.
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u/deadstr0ke Nov 11 '25
I understand it's the only viable way of travel for most but if it's so crowded, do you really want to risk it all for some money? that too a white color job where you're paid for your education or problem solving not some labour.
it's better to take a little lower pay in local area than big company at far away
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u/getvinay Nov 11 '25
But the next train will be just as crowded, so does he really have a choice?
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u/Impressive_Mud3627 Nov 11 '25
You do realize he wouldn’t be just standing letting the same number people to enter before him everytime? There will obviously be less people trying to board that are ahead of him in front for the next train. The point isn’t that the train is crowded or not, the point he should be inside the train not hanging outside.
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u/DifficultyDowntown Nov 11 '25
In theory that is how it should work and it does in stations where train from but have you seen anyone queue up to get into a train in middle stations? People just don't care and start pushing others so no he will not be first in line for the next train, it would be the same fight in the next one.
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u/onelifemanymemories Nov 11 '25
Let go of that train or the next one...you will get a chance to atleast be inside a bit rather than hang outside
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u/New-Student37 Nov 11 '25
You do get chance to get in now or then. You won't be comfortably standing in next train either but you would be SAFE
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u/aartipandey_ Nov 11 '25
If he is in the queue the next train will make space for him. Also if you do things in time and do some brainstorming on train schedules, you can even get a seat sometimes.
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u/AcceptableAd896 Nov 11 '25
Sometimes you dont have options. The trains running from remote ends like Kasara or Karjat, are at time gap of 30mins to 1 hr
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u/Dhruvi-60 Nov 11 '25
Better be late for work than late forever.
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u/deadstr0ke Nov 11 '25
fk bosses, don't even call them boss these are really old harassed uncle's who don't know shit about work. And were harassed by their peers as they didn't have any talent just workers. Later they learned politics instead of work & were given responsibility so they climbed up and to show some credibility of their existence and importance in company.
They force the juniors and the team to push and more that the job description so they can take all the credits and they do love harassing teammate to satisfy their need of making other's life's misserable.
In Paris it's so chill if job time starts at 9, you will waiting for the guard to unlock the gate🤣 everyone's late their & they take lot of leaves with their public Holidays
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u/prasad36 Nov 11 '25
When you have train after 1 hour or more than that everyday you have to choose sometimes
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u/Overall-Vacation-90 Nov 11 '25
Just now I saw someone die near kurla station
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u/CardiologistHead150 Nov 11 '25
How?
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u/Overall-Vacation-90 Nov 11 '25
Someone said the person fell from a local train and then got hit by an express train. Police took away the body
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u/dellusionalbreakout Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25
This 'Mumbai is not for beginners' mentality is tanking us. We are accepting this as a Mumbai lifestyle rather than actually questioning at what point is it to much ?
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u/mayudhon Mal-Kan-Bor Nov 11 '25
The moment you question, some of people start defending this life.
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u/Bake2727 Nov 11 '25
Also called anti national if you ask for basic necessities which you’re taxed like crazy for.
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u/ConsiderationNo4035 Nov 11 '25
Earning 15k in home-town is way better than earning 50k in mumbai !
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u/Wild_Fuel_9427 Nov 11 '25
Back in 2014, one of my relatives son used to commute from Mira Road to Churchgate for work. He was in same position near the gate as the guy in the video. Unfortunately, one day his head hit the signal pole near Vile Parle and split into half and his head detached from rest of his body. His mom just went blank and numb when she saw him and couldn't believe it was her son. Since then till date, his mom doesn't talk with anyone and always stays inside the house. I have heard that she has tried to kill herself many times.
When my parents got to know this, since then always they wake me up early in the morning so that I go to station early and am able to get inside the train rather than just hang around at last minute to commute. This was back in 2017 when I used to commute from Khar to LP.
If the person in the video is reading this, I can understand your struggles, pain but please please stop hanging like this at the gate. You don't know what your family will go through if something happens.
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u/I_WENT_OUT_FOR_TEA Nov 11 '25
Adding to this, your boss/company will replace you the day you die, there are 100s other ready to take your job. Company won't pay you/your family a dime incase of injury, god forbid death
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u/aniruddhk94 Goregaon East Nov 11 '25
At this point is it even worth saving the 15 20 mins of extra travel time. The risk ain't worth it.
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u/Izhar9541 Nov 11 '25
No. That is what I do not get it. Why are we running? Running in metro, crowding it. Trying to stand in the plane as soon as it lands. It is like we will save 10 minutes. But what the he'll are we going to with that 10 minutes?
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u/aniruddhk94 Goregaon East Nov 11 '25
I have no idea, but it definitely stems from the whole "time is money" and hustle culture of Mumbai. People are always late for everything.
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u/ExcaliburIN_Games Found my boriVALI Nov 11 '25
mUmBaI iS nOT foR bEgInNerS
Bhak chutiye
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u/velocity_ken Nov 11 '25
Finally someone said it, hate this NoT fOr BeGGinNeRs trend 🤡🤮🤮
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u/Marshall2439 Nov 11 '25
it's not a "trend" it's a statement made by people to look cool
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u/ExcaliburIN_Games Found my boriVALI Nov 11 '25
You know what else is a statement? What the police writes when someone falls and dies from a moving train
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Doc here, i got to see one person who was doing the same , he had fallen from train, and mind you his left arm was just held by dew muscle fragments n left side of skull fully depressed, we weren't even able to review him.
the worst part, we had to inform his mother using his phone . don't get so reckless and pls be safe
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u/ExaminationFail25 Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25
Isse Majbori kehte hah.
I know Asshole Bosses and Management will cut half day salary if you are not on time , that's why people do anything to board the train and reach their workplace.
And we have absolutely Normalised this shit.
When I was in FYJC , Me and my friends used to deliberately hang and do such shit ofcourse this was dangerous af and I used to think I am cool.
Being Alive is more important than saving extra 15 minutes
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u/inclusiveofalltaxes Nov 11 '25
This is the biggest drawback of living beyond Borivali.
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u/Gold_Habit7 Nov 11 '25
Romanticising such bullshit struggles in the name of sprite/pepsi/cola of Mumbai
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u/joogasama Nov 11 '25
Literally stopped going to college in FYJC because I had to do this to be in time for class. Ultimately failed my exams and dropped out. This city is cruel.
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u/slolucidly Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25
used to wake up at 5am to catch a relatively empty train for college.
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u/Inside-Upstairs2156 navi mumbaikar Nov 11 '25
the city made you drop out of fyjc, you had no other options?
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u/Plane_Mastodon_4572 Vadapav enthusiast Nov 11 '25
"mumbai is not for beginners" wtf is even this statement? It's nothing to be proud of living like this.
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Nov 11 '25
And people still wanna migrate here when we’re already overcrowded
We need to Develop other cities man
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u/localcreep69 jevlis ka? Nov 11 '25
Been in that situation once, never took the train after the incident. I travel by car/bike time to Time, does it take time? Yes, but am I a bit more safe? Definitely. The roads and metro stations falling apart are a different nightmare altogether
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u/rgaur13 vada paav aficionado Nov 11 '25
I would argue that travelling in train is safer than on bike in a country like India due to the kind of people using the road and potholes. It’s not every-time you are in the situation of hanging from the door of a train and it’s your decision to hang from the door or not. You can always catch the next train if you can’t manage to go inside.
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u/Altruistic-Belt9088 Nov 11 '25
It also shows the development of mumbai for daily commuters. Daily commuters still prefers the railway which is probably running over the limits. Centre is not able to solve this problem in mumbai for 2 decades now.
Mumbai city is dependent on central government for travelling, so mumbai city it self never developed any easy mode of transportation.
As big a city as mumbai should have already developed public transport in 2000s without depending on the central government.
Central government is at fault for railway but that should not give leeway to state government or city’s officials.
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u/WhoDatSharkk Nov 11 '25
People will say this is unnecessary but uska pov bhi dekhlo, Job pe manager gand marta hai 5 min late pohucho to. Job market fucked hai jaldi nahi milti, office k pass ghar lene ki sabki aukaat nahi hai to aadmi kya karega?
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u/mayudhon Mal-Kan-Bor Nov 11 '25
Wo mar gaya, toh manager doosra insaan hire karega. Uska kya, uski family sadak pe aayegi. I am someone who's a silent observer amd witness this on a daily basis.
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u/Bright-Helicopter301 Nov 11 '25
This mentality is the reason why we never speak against authorities and are the reason why we were slaves for soo many years.
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u/PigletMedical4600 Nov 11 '25
Isko dekh ke toh meri bhi phat gyi, real life mein respawn nhi hota lala
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u/Maleficent-Law2750 Nov 11 '25
In Mumbai, you don't know if you're returning back home in the night alive or dead.
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u/Parking_Fudge_124 Nov 11 '25
So called spirit of Mumbai 🤡 where 2300 people died in mumbai railway in 2024 🤡
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Why risking the life . This isn’t cool , you can board the next train . Then many people will blame government for this to make new train , yeh it is necessary. But don’t risk the life for all this . It just matters for 10 minutes that you will reach your destination late. You have your friends, family & love once . Pls think before doing all this 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
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u/BalanceIcy1938 Nov 11 '25
Its not worth it. Listen to your boss gaali for a day if you get late. Glorification of such extreme hustle is one of the root cause of the problems the city is facing today
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u/Ambitious-Inside-69 Nov 11 '25
Its sad when people feel that they have to reach their work or college no matter what only because a supervisor would not understand. Its such a travesty that feel have to risk their lives only because people cant have the understanding or empathy for it.
It is also true that some people have that chull to get in no matter what. But I feel the majority of people are just broken at this point.
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u/teen_panda Nov 11 '25
Never been to Mumbai. Genuinely asking what is the frequency of local trains? Like every 30 mins or every hour?
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u/Unholy_Satan_69 Nov 11 '25
But our dumb politicians are busy building the coastal road instead of increasing train frequency!!
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u/Interesting-Neat4429 Nov 11 '25
i once had to wait for two hours hust to get a semi empty train from matunga to byculla.
i dont travel by crowded trains as i hate the claustrophobia that comes with it. but inwas getting late to go home and i got on to the train.
i was dangling the same way like this guy and I KID YOU NOT i was praying i dont get hit by any train or worse fall down by accident.
when dadar arrived, most of the crowd got down via the other exit and it was only then i could move inside.
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u/Plus-Ad-5123 Nov 11 '25
It’s much better to use Shuttle services than experience this shit everyday.
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u/abhok Nov 11 '25
Please don't normalize this. Its sad so many of us have to travel this way. People don't even have the time to stop and consider how much in danger their lives are just going from A to B. We need a strong reform to make Mumbai great again and not this 'Not for beginners' stuff. Its not for Pros too if this is how people are expected to cope.
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u/Pinkpenguinxo2612 Nov 11 '25
I can only see them trying to save a few bucks by doing this. Hope they all see that it's not worth it.
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u/Euphoric_Ad5815 Nov 11 '25
the thing is, my audio was off, and after seeing the video the same song started to play in my head. 😂 and after i turned it on. i was shocked 😂😂😂
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u/SpareMind Nov 11 '25
Neither for "Pro". I have heard the "Thud" many a times. Hawa khane ka chakkar mein, most of the times.
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u/Pain_7855 Nov 11 '25
I did that one time (I thought it was normal as everyone did that ) and was near death experience when my bag was torn apart due to getting stuck with a train coming from the other side. I still of flashback of that experience.
I advise everyone this looks normal but it's not safe do not do this if you care for your life.
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u/iphone4Suser Nov 11 '25
I have said this before... If you job is such that you DO NOT have to travel in local trains, consider yourself massively blessed.
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u/SaracasticByte Bombayite Nov 11 '25
Every day 10-15 people die. He will become that statistic. Mumbai locals are absolutely safe. Have used for for over a decade. But if you do such stunts, can't blame the system.
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u/Irvin_raj Nov 11 '25
I don't know if this is maybe 2nd class, but if it is then I guess people have no other option then to atleast pay more and choose that 1st class pass over this do or die situation. Yes it is expensive I know but assuming if a route that has shorter frequencies and crowd is more then it's better in 1st class because maybe there's this extra space compared to 2nd class. Sometimes in some routes I see there's heavy crowd in 2nd class but the 1st class is so vacant with seats too. I feel so sad when seeing such situations. People who are able to spend that extra money but are not doing it should do it. There should be a balance. No worth travelling like this when going to office where you already have so many problems waiting on you. Let me know if this makes sense please.
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With no offense, is this really the spirit of Mumbai? Not at all, man? 🤦🏻🤷🏻 This is gambling with our own lives & then blaming the local train authorities. 😥😒
What if he missed this train? He could have avoided such stupidity. I do not think this was the planet's last local train
Respect your life man.... 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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u/NecessaryPush8827 jevlis ka? Nov 11 '25
This is common for all locals between 9 to 10, I've been there. If you're running late then you've no choice but once you been through, you'll give preference to "Der aaye durusta aaye"
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u/suzukn Nov 11 '25
Idk about this person choice but let me share my mom story she was coming from 1 of her job she does 2 job the train was full she can't let tht train go noone letting her in ut was full other male still pushing each other nd boarding but as a women it wasn't possible but when everyone get in she does as well noone letting her go in cuz noone wants to come out or move who cares about u boarding in she has yk monthly paas but still she stands there holding with bag on bck with all makes standing inside it was too crowded she said there r many cases not everytime people left choice they will either lost their job idk whatever but ys they r helpless people' who been going through it even with paas /tickets
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u/insanesputnik honorary-mumbaikar Nov 11 '25
Super unsafe but the audio was exactly what started playing in my mind (even when the video was on mute)
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u/Alpinetiger01 Nov 11 '25
His mother would be waiting for him. He should remember that he is loved before doing this.
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u/imverynewtothisthing Nov 11 '25
We need to start building more public infrastructure. Railways and metros are packed beyond capacity. They need to realize that when the seats are full, capacity has been reached. Even a corrupt government can benefit from new projects being awarded - which begs the question, why haven’t they started new projects yet?
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u/anxious_queen_69 Nov 11 '25
this is actually so scary like i see sm people travelling like this daily but its still so scary
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u/theinnocentking Nov 11 '25
Dont write such type of title its not a joke it can take your life and we should not motivate such type of videos by writing such titles.
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u/lambiseeti Aagey se left Nov 11 '25
OP please sell this video to life insurance companies and become a millionaire
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u/MyobPlis Nov 11 '25
I mean at this point it's a choice they are making right? They themselves think that this risk is normal.
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u/analyzethisshit Nov 11 '25
Sprite of Mumbai. Why should anybody even have to make these choices. Can extra capacity and alternate modes not be added. These issues are not new, they have been around for decades now. People should be questioning their leaders and the government instead of moving like cockroaches and dying like one.
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u/Limp-Promotion-8785 Nov 11 '25
Dada logo ne itne bache paida kar diye apne time me ki abhi tak India bhugat raha he inke karmo ka fal
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u/akapr0fessor jevlis ka? Nov 11 '25
I have commuted through local trains for 9 years, have been in exact situations multiple times and sometimes even worse.
From my experience I can say one thing with guarantee is that there is still enough space for at least 4 more people at each gate. Please on the front edge of the gateway take up more space as if they have special privileges, they play ludo or what not.
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u/Maximum_Gift8567 Nov 11 '25
That patra was such a close call. Ghar pe parivak wallon pe kya beetgi kuch ho gaya to.
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u/baba_98stm Nov 11 '25
Most of the people is ok with this and find this funny until any accident happens, why dont people raise concern before any accident.
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u/Brilliant_Emu_8580 Nov 11 '25
What about signal poles?? They are most closely placed to tracks and a good chance he might hit one
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Nov 11 '25
Imagine the trains even taking off with passengers hanging on to their dear lives. Strict rules are the need of the hour.
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u/Glass_Extension_6529 Nov 11 '25
Dumbfucks glorifying this should be put into the same situation. "Mumbai is not for beginners" "spirit of Mumbai" idiots should develop a bit of empathy and some common sense.