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Posted: Jul 21 2012 (23:42)

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Rahul Srinivas
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The Most Crowded Train in India! (Motormen's Strike in Mumbai)
Date: July 20, 2012
Location: Borivali Station, Mumbai
Time: 19:45
The Valsad bound Mumbai Central Valsad Fast passenger - a double decker train arrives at
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peak time on PF 4 of Borivali on the day the motormen decided to go on a flash strike.
The Strike that paralyzed Mumbai for well over 7 hours resulted in the deaths of at least three people due to overcrowding. (Not confirmed).
Since the locals were not running, the Railways gave extra halts to these long distance trains in suburban stations. This resulted in extreme overcrowding with people hanging on outside the train dangerously.
I had to stop recording at the end because I had to get in the train myself. I finally managed to get in through an emergency Window and reached home safely in relative comfort. (I got a place to sit!!)

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