Snapshots of the great Indian Railways circus

Ticket checker’s nightmare: Hundreds travel on the roof and hanging on the footboard of a train near Loni railway station in Ghaziabad . (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

Updated on: Feb 25, 2016 9:33 AM IST

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Ticket checker’s nightmare: Hundreds travel on the roof and hanging on the footboard of a train near Loni railway station in Ghaziabad . (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

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Emergency entry : A man is trying to push his son through the emergency window, as there is a long queue to board the Sapt Kranti Express which connects New Delhi and Muzaffarpur. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Thirst-quenching: Passengers pass their bottles through the windows to fill them with water at a station in Allahabad. Temperatures in the city hover around 40 degrees Celsius in Summer. (Sheeraz Rizvi/ HT Photo)

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Ladies special: Women commuters wait for a local train at Bandra station in Mumbai. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

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The other side: Commuters inside a local train at Bandra station. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

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In focus: Women commuters wait for a local train at Bandra station in Mumbai. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

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Parallel tracks: Commuters on local trains at Bandra station. (Satish Bate/HT Photo)

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The long wait: Commuters aboard a local train at Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)

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Thousands to serve: Commuters exiting local trains at the Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus. (Vijayanand Gupta/HT Photo)

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Bend it like .... : The Greater Noida authorities have planned to open three rail-over-bridges near Dadri as thousands are stuck for hours due to high frequency of trains. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

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Fall in line: Police officials helping passengers to board the Bihar Sampark Kranti train as there is a heavy rush at New Delhi Railway Station due to Chhath pooja festival . (Raj k Raj/HT Photo)

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Frozen in track: A train covered in snow is getting ready to leave the Anantnag Railway station. (PTI)