Rush Hour in Mumbai

loki010 · 4 months

Commuters disembark from crowded suburban trains during the morning rush hour at Churchgate railway station on World Population Day in Mumbai July 11.

Image source.

captabs · 4 months

"If you are late for work in the morning in Mumbai, and you reach the station just as the train is leaving the platform, you can run up to the packed compartments and find many hands stretching out to grab you on board, unfolding outwards from the train like petals. As you run alongside the train, you will be picked up and some tiny space will be made for your feet on the edge of the open doorway. The rest is up to you. You will probably have to hang on to the door frame with your fingertips, being careful not to lean out too far lest you get decapitated by a pole placed too close to the tracks. But consider what has happened. Your fellow passengers, already packed tighter than cattle are legally allowed to be, their shirts already drenched in sweat in the badly ventilated compartment, having stood like this for hours, retain an empathy for you, know that your boss might yell at you or cut your pay if you miss this train, and will make space where none exists to take one more person with them. And at the moment of contact, they do not know if the hand that is reaching for theirs belong to a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Brahmin or untouchable or whether you were born in this city or arrived only this morning or whether you’re from Malabar Hill or New York or Jogeshwari. All they know is that you’re trying to get to the city of gold, and that’s enough. Come on board, they say. We’ll adjust." - Suketu Mehta ...as a Mumbaikar ,I approve !

WimzicalStranger · 4 months

Wow, people in other countries are weird, wavy lines... I had no idea...

TheSecretMe · 4 months

Is that a composited photograph or are those people moving so fast that the photographer found a shutter time that gave him a nice blur while leaving the seated people in focus?

Shitty_Watercolour · 4 months

http://imgur.com/1Vkgz

captabs · 4 months

Population of Mumbai will cross 20million in few years ,more than population of continent of Australia put together...& these are the trains which help those 20million earn bread n butter every single day......This is lifeline of this vast metropolis ...its crowded ,its impossible to travel in such environment...but Mumbaikars have no choice ...inspite of terror attacks-Religious Riots-Crumbling Infrastructure-increasing crowd- unaffordable rent but still people are able to put smile on thier face & move on ..Haters may hate it,but for us, no other city can beat it...this is my place ,this is 'Amchi' Mumbai :D..

Omnicrash · 4 months

Note to self: Stay out of Mumbai, it's full of ghosts.

Erinchostyles · 4 months

The thumbnail looks lie chewbacca

DOWNVOTES_SYNDROME · 4 months

DAMN YOU HEISENBERG'S UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE!

Alaconz · 4 months

Ezio and Altair would love Mumbai.

virga · 4 months

Reminds me of this beautiful photograph from Sebastião Salgado. I think this image was from his Migrations book. India too, I believe.

Edit: turns out, it is Mumbia: "Churchgate Station, Mumbai, India, 1995"

elquesogrande · 4 months

I rode this train back into Mumbai - arriving at 5:15PM when work had just let off for most of the city. The train was mostly empty and I was standing right at the exit when a Sikh businessman grabbed my shoulder.

"You might want to do like me."

He stood with his back to the wall while facing the back of the train. His suitcase in one hand and his other hand protecting his genitalia. He was serious. I kind of shrugged, stepped away from the open air of the exit (no door) and followed suit just as the train pulled into the station.

BOOM!

We were still going 15+ MPH when the first commuter flung himself from the platform - slamming into the wall opposite from us and then scrambling for an empty seat. A second later it was 5, the next second 20+ businessmen taking running leaps from the platform, slamming into the wall, clawing past each other and then diving for seats. It was a vivid, violent event that eventually turned into a heaving scrum as the train stopped.

The Sikh had saved me from being hit and trampled by flying Mumbi businessmen who were willing to risk their lives in pursuit of a good seat. He was laughing non-stop as I tucked in behind him to find a way off the train and out of the pile of people pushing onboard.

First and only time I've followed a crotch-grabbing stranger's sagely advice.

PessimistPrime · 4 months

These trains are packed to such an extent that you feel several people breathing down your neck. Getting off your station involves pushing/shoving the person in front of you. No etiquettes are followed. No one forms lines to get on the train either.

And the whole journey smells of gutters and poo.

spanglish14 · 4 months

Nah, it's just so hot there that the people are evaporating

RichSnitch · 4 months

I thought this was going to be a set photo from a new Rush Hour movie.

madnessAndYou · 4 months

And this ladies and gentlemen is where the December 2008 terrorist attack took place. 3 people opening automatics on a crowd like that.

edit:Whops, this picture is of the sister station to the one that was attacked. Sry!

EnhancementShaman · 4 months

/r/exposureporn

amascjk · 4 months

Go get that dog right now he didn't move all day.

sps26 · 4 months

I'm from Bombay, let me tell you, experiencing Indian rush hour (both train and traffic)...you don't know whether you'll live to see another sunrise haha. Glad I got the hell outta Dodge :-P

witoldc · 4 months

For people talking about Delhi metro:

I've used Delhi metro quite a bit and it is nicer than ANY metro in the USA I have used.

It's gigantic and brand new. They even have outlet jacks so you can charge your phone or use your laptop. It's mostly semi-empty. I never made the point of riding it during rush hour, but DC and NYC metros are much more crowded.

India is a place where you have 3rd World right next to futiristic version of 1st world. No one ever takes the pictures of the gorgeous new stuff, though... Instead, people take pics of the old stuff making India look completely backwards.

inhousegeek · 4 months

Mumbai local trains and the railway stations are something one must experience if visiting the great city.
It is fun to compare the NYC Subway to Mumbai Suburban Railway.

NYC Subway -- 468 Stations over 209 miles, 5.2 million daily riders.

Mumbai -- 136 Stations over 265 miles, 7.2 million daily riders.

Source: wikipedia

MalvinO · 4 months

Little known fact: the Flash was Indian.

Also, he left because everyone tressed him about being the slowest.

railmaniac · 4 months

Ah, this brings some memories...

surprised_by_bigotry · 4 months

In mumbai, everyone is Neo... except the people on benches.

AZJeepDude · 4 months

This is one of the best photos I've ever seen on Reddit.

[deleted] · 4 months

I feel like every hour is rush hour in Mumbai

Killzark · 4 months

I didn't know Indians turn into cotton candy

TheDingBat · 4 months

I love how colorful it is. Take the same shot in the New York subway and you get a spectral shadow of grey/black looking like a dementor

thethreeredditeers · 4 months

Thank you

El_Impresionante · 4 months

[FIXED] Now with 1700% more people.

You really don't need the blur to showcase the rush hour in Mumbai.

Neandarthal · 4 months

Mumbai local transit system amazes every metro railway engineer in the world. 7.5 million people commute everyday and there is hardly any delay. Just like the dabbahwaalas, the Mumbai metro is a management feat.

Waff1es · 4 months

Was I the only one who felt there was a lack of Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker

etrast75 · 4 months

Mumbai is one place like new york that evokes strong responses for and against it. People born, brought up and living in mumbai will swear that it is the greatest city in the world. People looking in from outside will wonder how people can live in such a crowded and expensive place.
Mumbai has its own set of rules that you will not find anywhere else. The city and its people are resilient having survived through multiple terrorist attacks, crumbling and non existent infrastructure and an apathetic and corrupt administration. But their spirit to make a living in the face all difficulties thrown at them is seen to be believed.
You either love mumbai or hate mumbai. There is nothing in between.

HaMMeReD · 4 months

That looks like multiple exposures blended together, with a single exposure being used for people on the bench, as opposed to a really long exposure at a high f-stop with a ND filter.

Only reason I mention is because people don't really have trails so much as lots and lots of clones.

The people on the bench are sharp because it's composing the people from just one of the many snaps.

gtasaf · 4 months

Koyaanisqatsi

GSBDCLXVI · 4 months

I go through this everyday. Its like going to a war. You dont know whether ull return home or not (i`m from mumbai)

[deleted] · 4 months

Whatever you do, don't reach up and grab the wire above the train!

:/

I have been on Reddit too long.

Leege13 · 4 months

Where the hell is Neil Peart?

poorbowelcontrol · 4 months

That camera technique shows how confused plants must be.

3shot · 4 months

mommy that one lady keeps staring at me

dengshanshui · 4 months

wow, that's a great shot at slow shutter; what level ND filter did you have to use for it?

ory_hara · 4 months

/r/exposureporn

unknown_poo · 4 months

Dammit I thought this was about a new Rush Hour movie.

Chalup · 4 months

Where's shitty_watercolour when you need him?

Edit: Further down the page, it seems.

ravergames · 4 months

Could you upload the RAW file?

phditto · 4 months

Look at those lazy asses..hoggin up all the benches and whatnot.

blessedrain · 4 months

You gotta wonder how long the people were sitting there to be still in that picture...

fantasma925 · 4 months

Mumbai has a lot of ghosts?!

InkBubble · 4 months

How does someone make a shot like this? I've seen a lot of photos like this, but it has always puzzled me.

WEAREGOINGTOIBIZA · 4 months

Heisenberg would be proud.

bbrantome · 4 months

I thought that this would be a Rush concert in Mumbai.

Morbidgrass · 4 months

This reminds me of that video where the dude gets on the roof and has the shit shocked out of him.

parrywinks · 4 months

Apparently the train stations in Mumbai are filled with ghosts

Desolator001 · 4 months

The people in the middle kept that pose for a whole hour? Holy shit.

JesusVonChrist · 4 months

My first time in Mumbai it took me one cigarette to cross four lane road on pedestrian crossing (got stuck in the middle). In the meantime I was almost hit by few three-wheeled taxis and one idiot in white jeep cherokee.

Great city though.

Wellseen · 4 months

nice one

HopskotchB · 4 months

Ah ghosts!

Shelbolovesnate · 4 months

Aww there's a dog

Rosezenaa · 4 months

Any one see the dog?

strayadvice · 4 months

Umm, only that motion blur makes it look like rush hour. Looks pretty non-rush hour otherwise - no people hanging out the doors, seats not completely occupied, ...

pheck5 · 4 months

There's only 9 people, must be nice

Moegain · 4 months

I'm suprised no one has posted the Shibuya station.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e2/Shibuya_night.jpg

alecyo12 · 4 months

Reminded me of spirited away for some strange reason

Tanory07 · 4 months

The people in the middle look scared

pinkylemonade · 4 months

river of souls.

icalledshotgun · 4 months

Was hoping for Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Mumbai... Highly disappointed.

Moikle · 4 months

TIL everyone in Mumbai is the Flash

SirBonkerton · 4 months

Dam that jackie chan is fast!

werty1847 · 4 months

Reddit hits 2 million nbd..thats the number of people who can fit in this very railway station.

Eyecantsee · 4 months

I'm assuming people move so fast in mumbai they just blur any picture they're in?

devilcraft · 4 months

They sure have many vampires in Mumbai.

birdlips · 4 months

Wow, this is absolutely incredible. Never seen a soft shot applied to humans, nicely done!

brewmeister58 · 4 months

How long was this exposure? The people sitting have almost no blur to them. Those people walking are moving pretty damn quick.

franger88 · 4 months

I love how the dog is just chillin.

jaaf9098 · 4 months

love it. seems a simple shot but you have to plan it and then do it, have you?

afrogabe · 4 months

Looks like a school of fish.

AiKantSpel · 4 months

That lens is straight Tralfmadorian.

kyle47 · 4 months

Not many people know this, but Flash is actually from Mumbai.

m1lgram · 4 months

BIGFOOT. MITCH HEDBERG ROLLS IN GRAVE, SAYS "AWWW RIGHT."

newyankee · 4 months

Link to a rush hour video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-9iwJYhTcQ

bhulval · 4 months

clearly inspired by the famous Raghu Rai of Magnum Photo http://www.magnumphotos.com/C.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&ALID=2TYRYDH2V7AK. Good shot none the less

edit spelling

Drunken-Nose-Picker · 4 months

great shot

simon_wang12 · 4 months

No such thing as personal space in Mumbai

artishard · 4 months

Salman rushdies one word to describe india, Crowd, and i couldn't agree more

takeme2infinity · 4 months

What aperture did they use ? .00001

analogkid01 · 4 months

I'm saree to say I've never been to India.

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