1. Mumbai, India – Killer Trains
A thriving cosmopolitan hub that houses Bollywood (India’s film and cinematic industry) and the headquarters of many thriving multinationals and businesses, Mumbai is second only to New Delhi in its importance as a metropolitan area.
However, the infrastructure in Mumbai moves at a much slower pace than Delhi’s, perhaps because of the disorganized and unplanned housing and office structures everywhere. The lifeline of Mumbai is its ‘locals’ – the trains that connect all of Mumbai and its suburbs. While the metro line as well as the monorail is being constructed in Mumbai, they are still works in progress.
For now, Mumbaiwallahs depend primarily on the trains, and on autos or taxis to connect them to and fro from stations. Since these trains are used by 7.5 million passengers daily, the Mumbai locals are best described as overcrowded and unsafe – so much so that an estimated 9 people lose their lives on these very trains and tracks on an everyday basis!
Sources: nytimes.com, therichest.com, tripadvisor.in, thediplomat.com, mirror.co.uk, voanews.com
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