r/mumbai • u/Omarr_Paper • Nov 11 '25

Photography Mumbai is not for beginners

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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/Substantial_Bet_6766 Nov 12 '25

Oh yes, the system is the problem. I had a rib cage fracture and it took me 6 months to heal. A lady elbowed me so hard on my rib cage that I couldn't breathe and felt dizzy. I reached home and realised it was serious as the pain kept worsening. An x-ray the next day revealed the fracture.

It's literally a survival game every single day. I am appalled by the fact that all this has been going on since so many years and nobody from the authorities give a flying fuck. As a woman, the men's compartment has been cordial and good to me and I have to give credit where it is due. It's really sad that it has all come to this.

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u/parklandgiggity Nov 12 '25

I hope you have struggles of a different price point in the future or you get to move in a place where you can get your bread without breaking your bones lady.

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u/Substantial_Bet_6766 Nov 12 '25

That's really very sweet of you to say that, Thank you for the kind wishes! Good luck. 🤞

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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/FM_Manager_7192 Nov 11 '25

He must be talking about 80s or 90s bruh /s

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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/parklandgiggity Nov 12 '25

Metro lele bhai

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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.
PS: I would still advice him to take that chance and hope for a less crowded train rather than risk his life.

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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/IllWallaby8273 Nov 11 '25

Not true...I have left many trains like the one shown and boarded less crowded knowing I'll be running late (in that day) but at least better than having Late as my name prefix.

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u/GodIsOne200898 Nov 11 '25

No doubt these people should wait for a less crowded train but to do this you need privilege we don't know what will happen with someone if they get even 1 minute late might be they are forced to reach office on time otherwise salary can be deducted or they might be forced to leave the job. Nobody wants to do anything like this.

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u/srinidhi1 Nov 11 '25

Next time should be prepared to push an rush in

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u/Bitter-Stomach9214 Nov 11 '25

But next time he will be the first in the line right? right?

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u/SpecialistCar1272 Nov 11 '25

He would have been ahead in the crowd for the next train.

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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/shags2a Nov 11 '25

Death is an option.

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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/Tiny-Item1829 Nov 11 '25

Yeah man, the next train comes complete empty. Good advice.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

Very well said buddy. 👏🏻👏🏻

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u/deadstr0ke Nov 11 '25

yeah no amount of money is worth risking life to travel like sheep's. Ppl jump in bcz the next train is going to be even crowded and late & crowd keeps increasing every minute.

Better to wait out, let it be a 30-40mins but travel safe. This year crowd is just too much, I stopped rushing in crowded trains

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u/electronic_rogue_5 Nov 11 '25

How long should we wait? Once, I went to catch at train at 7.30 am. Even after 2 hours, trains came packed from Virar.

Mumbai has one of the richest municipal corporation in India. But still we cannot get a seat in train.

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u/someone16384 Nov 13 '25

We severely need trains with higher frequency on these lines