Have you ever had the good fortune of travelling in a Mumbai local train? Well, if you have not, then we suggest you please do it asap. Because, my friend, you are missing out on an experience in an experience, #TotalInceptionLevel.
Being a newbie Mumbaikar, I am still getting used to the idea of train travel, but coping anyhoo. They rightly say that the trains are the lifelines of the city’s transport system and we couldn’t agree more. Yet, there’s another aspect about Mumbai Locals which baffles me. One pertinent question I need an answer to — How do soooooo many people fit in one compartment? Like, how?
In the search to gain answers to that, I found some EPIC tweets about Mumbai locals, shared by the amazing netizens. Trust me, with each tweet you’ll go, ‘Ya, baat toh true hai’, after laughing out loud!
1. No one is making this up!
In #mumbaiLocal, if someone said, please pass the "blue" bag, doesn't mean that the bag is blue, it can be black too.
Just pass the bag. pic.twitter.com/tqYvuI4eUu— Digamber 💙 💎 (@Digamber) August 4, 2017
2. Don’t believe us? Never seen a ladies compartment?
Local trains are the only place in Mumbai where men are more civilized than women. #MumbaiLocal
— LAzyCrazy (@LazyBone007) July 21, 2017
3. You will find a Game of Thrones fan, anywhere!
Brandon Stark lost in his visions in a Mumbai local! #RandomGuyWhoISawInALocal #MumbaiLocal #gameofthrones @GameOfThrones pic.twitter.com/wQdw34Oxtl
— Aashish Singh Gautam (@ASG_008) August 3, 2017
4. Damn, that’s so dark.
*overhead in a crowded train*
"Abbe, bahar fek dunga na, phir 'handicapped dabbe' mein aaram se travel karega" 😁#Mumbai #MumbaiLocal
— Roney Rodrigues (@iRONEYical) August 3, 2017
5. But seldom does one hear it!
"Are you able to stand" 5 comforting words asked by a fellow commuter in an early morning crowded Harbour line train. #Mademyday
— ♕ Shruti Gandhi ♕ (@dusri_gandhi) August 4, 2017
6. Bheen bheen prakar ke log.
Offered my hand to an old lady who struggled to keep her balance in the moving train.She shook my hand and said good morning. #mumbailocal 😄
— Renuka Vyavahare (@renukaVyavahare) August 4, 2017
7. Ek choti si one-sided love story.
https://twitter.com/karanshirke888/status/889898800667602945
8. There’s no forgiveness for this!
Crisp pressed white cotton shirt in a #MumbaiLocal is the worst sin you could do to yourself! #Mumbai
— Shubhankar Jadhav (@JShubhankar) August 1, 2017
9. The mantra they all follow.
Bhai tu tera dekh aur mai apna dekhta hoo….no samaj seva please. #TrainKaBolbachan #DekhBhaiDekh #MumbaiLocal
— Pramod Vishwakarma (@Praddy_42) August 3, 2017
10. *feels*
1-Me while standing in a long queue for train ticket #mumbailocal..
2-My turn comes *finally*
3-Counter close! #JhandHaiMeriLifeBC— Dhwani (@dhwani2993) July 31, 2017
11. Drastic before and after!
Pic 1: Leaving from home
Pic 2: Reaching office after travelling in local train #Mumbailocal#MumbaiRains pic.twitter.com/fPt8U6qmfo— Ankit J Modi (@modiankit1204) July 30, 2017
12. Ever faced that? We bet you did!
Local train journeys are fun.
Replying to 20+ people everyday who ask you 'Where are you getting off?' isn't.#Mumbai #MumbaiLocal #train— Little J (@idlipuff) July 28, 2017
13. We get the fillings!
https://twitter.com/Boluntaak1/status/890650557945266177
14. That’s how you communicate in trains.
https://twitter.com/riship20/status/890551224793280512
15. One finds cures one never imagined.
https://twitter.com/KurianJubin/status/890223782266232837
16. True that!
Getting a Virar fast train🚅 from Andheri / Borivali during peak hours is more difficult than getting into IIT and IIM #MumbaiLocal
— Mr. V (@nawani10) July 26, 2017
17. Hahaha! So true!
Mumbai Metro – Please Mind The Gap
Mumbai Local – Please Find The Gap#MumbaiMetro #Mumbai #mumbailocal— Jokidaar Sankalp Rastogi (@srastogi84) July 24, 2017
18. But you get the angle, don’t you?
You're in a virar local the moment you spot tattoos like dad's ANGLE. #mumbailocal
— Kosha (@kosha_shah11) July 19, 2017
19. This happens. Arey, sacchi!
Aqua mumbaica#MumbaiRains #mumbailocal pic.twitter.com/nlMG8lX4wy
— I_Sanket (@United_3002) July 18, 2017
20. And, here’s our contribution.
A man must get on a train.😰 pic.twitter.com/bDjXVV11bI
— StoryPick (@StoryPicker) July 15, 2017
Relatable, wasn’t it?
But having said all of this, Mumbai local train journeys are enriching. One learns a great lot of things with each passing travel.