On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 2:54 PM, Jim Grisanzio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But I had to laugh at the lead pic in the article to illustrate the > "standing room only" text in the second paragraph. That train has is down > right roomy! My goodness. Try this http://blogs.sun.com/jimgris/entry/packed > and this http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5127313249780524359 > > :) > > Jim
Still not extreme enough. I could not find any good videos for demonstration but the Virar Local (Churchgate - Virar) is way more crowded. In fact so crowded that you should not bother trying to get in if you want to get down at the intervening stations. Besides the trains in Mumbai have open doors all the time. One of my friends who had to travel by this local (that's what they call these trains in Mumbai) had his arm dislocated twice while trying to hold on to the train. I found an interesting link though with an apt title. - The survival guide to Mumbai trains [1]. More than 100 people die everyday (3500 annually)[2]. -- Vinayak 1. http://theideasmithy.com/a-survival-guide-to-mumbai-trains/ 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Suburban_Railway 3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai_Suburban_Railway#Overcrowding
