An undated video, which has being widely circulated on social media, shows a man looking to board a local train in the city by trying to cling to its roof. However, the man struggles as people alight from the train on the platform, before finally getting swept away by the crowd.
— Godman Chikna (@Madan_Chikna) 5 August 2019
A section of twitterati found the clip amusing and shared hilarious memes with some calling him the “Indian superman”.
— आम्ही डोंबिवलीकर (@AmhiDombivlikar) 5 August 2019
— Berto Blanco 🇵🇷 (@BertoP510) 5 August 2019
— naufil (@lifuan69) 5 August 2019
However, more amiable netizens sympathised with the man and lamented the overcrowded conditions of the local Mumbai trains.
— CA Tejas (@Ishaan_Awasthii) 5 August 2019
— Vikram Gadgil (@VikramVG) 5 August 2019
The city’s local train network is one of the busiest commuter rail systems in the world. Recently, another video showed a youth enacting daredevil stunts in one of the trains. But the video soon came to the notice of local police and arrests were made.
Trains are one of the most commonly used means of transport in Mumbai, which has a reported population of over 22 million. With around 7.5 million people commuting by train every day, the bogies and railway platforms are often jam-packed, at times leaving only a little breathing space for commuters.
