If you thought your commute to work was bad, this is a sheer nightmare. <br /><br />A video shot by Nikhil Bhosle, 27, who works for an insurance firm, shows just how bad it is to commute in Mumbai local trains. <br /><br />On July 7, he had gone to the Thane station in the evening to drop off a woman friend. <br /><br />An incredible peak-hour crush of commuters awaited them. Forget about catching the train, there was no space to step into the platform. <br /><br />“After two trains passed, I thought of filming the stunning crowd,” says Nikhil. <br /><br />The footage shows hundreds of commuters jostling to get into women’s compartment even before the train comes to a halt. While the lucky few manage to find a toehold, the rest push back a little to give way to the moving train. <br /><br />Getting out of the train is perhaps a bigger challenge. As the desperate incoming commuters block the way, those exiting have to muscle their way out.<br /><br />A few fail to get out and are forced to continue with their journey. <br /><br />Nikhil said ‘long route’ trains heading towards Karjat and Khopoli faced similar rush during peak hours. <br /><br />He feels lucky that he does not have to take a train to work. “I live close to my office and I ride a bike,” he says. <br /><br />So, how did his friend finally make the trip? <br /><br />“We waited for a few trains to pass. After 9th or 10th train, the crowd subsided a little and she managed to get in,’ says Nikhil.<br /><br />Mumbai, the financial capital of India, is a city with nearly 22 million residents. <br /><br />As the city continues to grow explosively the public transport system has notoriously lagged, making commuting a nightmare.
