Trains-The Indian Railway-Especially its local train service —is something which touches the daily life of majority of people living in metros.
Its an integral part of their life. Its in their blood, the relation with the Indian railways! A day, the railway network in Mumbai is down, the entire city go to a stand still.
NB: The photo was taken during a Sunday! So no much commuters!! If it was a working day, then people would be sitting over the train in Mumbai. Every day, fatal accidents occur, when some one tries to cross the line in hurry, or try to get on board a running train, or sometimes gets electrocuted by the over laying electric lines!
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Very beautiful picture. I like trains. I am not expecting this kind of picture with theme everyday life. But you point it best. Good job.
My share is not so every day life too, it;s about Indonesian cloth Batik. Hope you have a time to read it.
Wise choice Shibin! Public transportation is a global issue and we all need it at some point in our lives. :-)
TY Elizabeth! Yes, almost everyone would have traveled by train once in a while!
True! :-)
It is sad that everyday someone dies in an accident. Those trains must be very busy. We don’t have trains like that where I live.
Yes, its indeed very sad. But most of the time, the mistake lies with the commuter. Despite so many warnings, people still travel dangerously…
If I ever get to return to India I want to travel by train!
Traveling by train is a great experience wherever you are!!!
You captured Everyday Life. The trains look as if there are quiet a few people on them and that is life for those people. Nice!!
TY for the feedback! Yes, as u said, its life for them
I like that the trains are empty. They work so hard during the week, they need a rest :)
Yes NN. That’s very true.
always like seeing photos of old trains and trolleys
TY for the feedback!
interesting photo – I didn’t see the people at first glance..
TY for the feedback! As I said, its a Sunday, so no much people on trains!
Beautiful. I remember when I saw Slumdog Millionaire and the train station was packed!! Is it normally that busy or was that an exaggeration for the movie?
TY for the feedback.
What you saw in Slumdog Millionaire is no way an exaggeration. General Indian railway stations are not like that, but Mumbai, its more than what you see in the movie. I was in Mumbai for 4 months and i needed to use the suburban train system daily. For the first week, i was unable to get into trains on time, and had to wait for 3-4 trains to go by, so that I can get into a “less crowded” train. Luckily they have trains every 2 minute during peak hours, but still, the crowd is unbearable. I used to leave at 5 30 AM, so that i can get a seat in the train. By 6AM itself, the train becomes over crowded! Coming to the scene in SDM, at that station, at a time, around 5-6 trains come, all packed fully, so every time the station is packed!!!
Not only the train station, but in general everywhere else in India is packed as well :D
it looks like I need to visit India!!
Most welcome!!
You should definitely go there: very interesting country.
nice! the flowering branches in the foreground really make the shot.
TY for the feedback! And the foreground branch, was not intentional!!