Which one is the most crowded train in India?

Question

Which one is the most crowded train in India?

Answer 1

toofan express( howrah to delhi) is the most crowded train in india

Answer 2

Mate, every train is a "most corded train" in mumbai at peak time...read on I hereby share my experience...

I have learnt the lessons of my life in the local trains of mumbai. Its a totally new world altogether and you have to understand the ground rules first, in order to enjoy the train journey. You have to be ’street smart’ in real sense in order to be sane and travel by the local train. Being a non-mumbaite....it took me 6 months to understand the complete system……..just the time for me to go back !!! Alas….what to do ? But then let me share my acquired wisdom with all the readers in case you need to use these trains in future. But let me tell you that it is no less exciting or thrilling than any other adventure sport. And it is also one of the most efficient train systems in the world.

Well.....my mom is from mumbai and hence we have been going to Mumbai for a holiday since childhood. Going for a holiday is a different affair

altogether. You are pampered and never get to use the local trains at all. When I first went to mumbai (before 4 years) for work, I was standing on the Borivali station for 3 hours waiting for the vacant train !!! and then a bright idea dawned upon me that perhaps there is no such thing !!! All the newspaper vendors and boot-polish guys were wondering if I was conducting a survey to join them !!!

Well, ignorance is bliss...but then I did not intend to stand there for the whole day.....I had to report for work. So I compiled all my courage and plunged myself into the next train which rolled onto the station. It’s very similar to preparing for jump for the bungee jump. Unfortunately you may end up hanging upside down……just like bungee jump if you are not thoroughly prepared. And I boarded a fast train, which does not stop at certain stations...and hence I had to take another train and come back.

As soon as you cross the first hurdle of getting onto the train...you are faced with the challenge of acquiring a seat.....and a real professional (seasoned mumbaite) would get a seat near the window. I am proud to say that I achieved that distinction twice in 6 months.

We use the term ’’utmost utilization of limited resources’’ in economics. When it comes to local trains in mumbai it is ’’utmost utilization of limited space”. So you have to be very very careful before you decide the location of your seat. And let me remind you that you only have .037 seconds to do that once you board the train. If there is a space for 5 people in the compartment then at least 45 people will board the train...and believe me there is no exaggeration in this point.

So that brings us back to the acquisition of seat....which again co-relates to the sensitivity of your nose. You have to try your best to avoid the place where you will come face to face (sorry....read face to armpit OR face to navel) with other traveller. You really need to practice yoga or conditioning of mind in order to keep cool in these situations. Mumbaites simply inherit these qualities from their parents. But for us mortal beings……we really need to cultivate a non-astute sense of smell. Just close your eyes and say…”it’s a very pleasant smell” hundred times and you will actually feel that.

If you are the third one on the seat…I mean near the walking passage...the fourth person will usually come and ask for a space when there is none !! You act as if you are creating a little space and then the fight for space begins. It is the survival of the fattest. You really need to be an acrobat to sit that much space.

As you are still trying to balance your back side and looking for a space to keep your hands…..the train goes ahead…..and some more people board. People will then ask you to move and they will stand in between the two rows of seats (which is what we call leg space). So now you are sandwiched between two people (plus three who are standing on your legs and holding on to the rods near your ears) … with no space for your face, legs and hands to move. Its like playing ‘statue’…..and that too for 45 minutes. God Bless Me.

Let me explain u some tricks of the trade (as I have learnt it) …or may I say the Art of alighting a train. Always stand away from the entrance of the station or the staircase on the platform. There are more number of people there and your chances of winning the battle decrease (really its like a war out there). Choose your battlefield ( I mean the compartment) carefully (although this may need a little more of observation & experience).

Never choose a half compartment. Never use the side door to alight. That reduces your probability of getting the seat by 70% (this is pure mathematics and I have calculated it). Buy a first class pass but do not try to take that compartment at the beginning of your journey. Every train has only one (or maybe one and half) first class compartment and there are more than 1 million first class pass holders. So your probability of getting a seat becomes .001% in face of competition from Mumbaites. Change the compartment when you are half way through to your journey…and be sure to be near the first class compartment…otherwise you may miss the train altogether.

It is really amazing to know that when you feel that there not even an inch (sorry micro millimeter) of space left in the train…..some vendor will come to sell something. At this point of time the train is so crowded that I am even afraid of exhaling strongly. Its just unbelievable !!! He almost walks on people. That’s what I call hard selling. MBA’s in India have a lesson to learn from them.

Then there are unwritten laws…if you are boarding from Churchgate and going to Borivali…never ever make a mistake of taking Virar Fast train although it goes in the same direction and stops at Borivali. Virar passengers are very sentimental about it and they will never let you get down at Borivali. They get physical and I have seen bloody fights for the same purpose. Similar is the case with Andheri passengers in Borivali fast train…but then Borivali guys are a little liberal.

Most dangerous is getting into the ladies compartment by mistake (or otherwise). They will really make a good pickle out of you. And that is what they do when they are going back home from work. I mean you see lot of ladies with cutting board, vegetables and a knife…..half of the dinner is ready in the train itself !!! That’s what I call Time Management.

Instead of going through all the hassles, just do as I did……. Forget your ego, your position or your status in the society. Close your eyes and stand near any compartment when train arrives…the crowd will automatically push you in and then you start hanging near the door. Just open first three buttons of your shirt (guys only), roll back your sleeves, roll your colourful handkerchief and tie it around your neck, put a paan in your mouth and then just spit as soon as the train leaves the station and if somebody pushes or acts smart… Just say “abey O Taporee…Jyada shanpattee nahee dikhana Kya”……And the world is yours…you feel like the King of mumbai and everyone salutes you. Well..even if they don’t, you feel that way…and that’s how you enjoy the train rides in Mumbai…..i bet the adventure seekers around the world would eat their hearts out.

Answer 3

There are over 10000+ trains in India daily so you can specify

tell which is crowded.Few you can list are:

1)Mumbai Local trains

2)Trains heading for Bihar state from Delhi & Calcutta

3)Train towards north east India

4)Daily Intercirt trains to Delhi in Morning time (Office going Crowd)