Viral video of women rushing to get into moving Mumbai local train triggers debate on safety

Stills from the viral video shot in the Ladies' compartment of a Mumbai local train. (image credit: @akshaykatariyaa/X)

A recent video of women clamouring to enter a moving Mumbai local train has gone viral and triggered a debate on safety. For most familiar with the city's local train scenario or for those who use the train service for their commute, getting on and off moving trains is a common sight and experience but the video shone a spotlight on how accepted the dangerous norm is for Mumbaikars.

Shared by X user Akshay Karatia, the clip has garnered more than 2 million views and has the song ‘Yeh Hai Bombay Meri Jaan’ playing in the background.

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Reacting to the video, one section of users from Mumbai said that they have no choice but to rush into trains so that they don't have to stand and jostle in the crowd for the long journey back home.

"All seats on any train are occupied by the time it stops at the station. After a long day at the office, it's difficult to commute for 2.5 hours standing on a crowded train. Don't forget 75 percent of these women go from work to home to work again," Golden Sunrise (@Divinelove11550) commented.

Another user Priyaa Yadav (@PriyaaReturnz) said, "Many women use this travel time to cut vegetables in the train, to save time. It's easy to pass judgements, you need to experience it to emphasize with these women. Life is not easy especially for the middle class in Mumbai.

Another section of users pointed out that safety should be the priority.

"Once, I was travelling in local and heard a passenger say rukne ke baad utregi kya (will you get off after the train stops or what)? I still think about it sometimes," X user Aayushi Gupta (@Aaayushiiiiiii) wrote.

"All this rush to go for 20K a monthly job. No one should risk their life for only Rs 333," added Vaibhav Jain (@1997Indian).

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