Training For The Train
Lazyreader pens a very well set and comprehensive guide to surviving a Mumbai Local. If you’ve never traveled on a Bombay Local Train the caveats in Lazyreader’s post should not be dismissed as sarcasm, you’ve been warned they are all very true. All the same go read the post.
The process of traveling successfully on a train in Mumbai (Bombay) is one that requires cunning, shrewdness, strategy, agility and a killer instinct. It is both a science and an art. The first step is to research your routes to know which train you need to take at what time to ensure you are on the ‘fast’ or are seated for most of the journey. Sometimes, you might need to travel in an opposite direction to that of your intended destination. The reason is that you will enjoy an empty train traveling against rush hour crowds to get to a station where you can resume the right direction of travel with a fighting chance at a seat or a comfortable place to stand.
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