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Life in a metro: The commuters of Mumbai’s and Delhi’s first and last trains

Updated On Aug 29, 2016 09:04 PM IST
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A flower seller waiting to catch the first local train from Karjat to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A flower seller waiting to catch the first local train from Karjat to the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT)

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Milkmen and vendors catch the 2:35am first local train from Karjat to Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Milkmen and vendors catch the 2:35am first local train from Karjat to Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT )

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Vegetable vendors sift through their wares inside the first local train from Karjat to Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Vegetable vendors sift through their wares inside the first local train from Karjat to Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT )

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A fisherman’s empty baskets block the entryway while he rests in front of them inside the first local train from Karjat to Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A fisherman’s empty baskets block the entryway while he rests in front of them inside the first local train from Karjat to Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT )

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A crowd slowly assembles inside the first local train from Karjat to Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A crowd slowly assembles inside the first local train from Karjat to Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT )

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Fisherfolk arrive at CST via the first local train from Karjat to Mumbai. From here, they will collect the day’s catch from the dock and sell it at their respective markets in Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Fisherfolk arrive at CST via the first local train from Karjat to Mumbai. From here, they will collect the day’s catch from the dock and sell it at their respective markets in Mumbai on Saturday. (Pratik Chorge/HT )

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Passengers waiting for the first Metro train, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali, at the Blue Line in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Passengers waiting for the first Metro train, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali, at the Blue Line in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT PHOTO)

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A student asleep on a train on the Blue Line Metro from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A student asleep on a train on the Blue Line Metro from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT )

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Commuters crouch on the floor of a train on the Blue Line Metro from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Commuters crouch on the floor of a train on the Blue Line Metro from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT )

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Schoolchildren engrossed in a book on the Blue Line Metro from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Schoolchildren engrossed in a book on the Blue Line Metro from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT )

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Passengers travelling by the Blue Line Metro train carriage, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Passengers travelling by the Blue Line Metro train carriage, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT )

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A man dressed in traditional Bengali attire on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man dressed in traditional Bengali attire on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT )

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An elderly man waits for the last train on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun sharma/ht) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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An elderly man waits for the last train on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun sharma/ht)

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Commuters rush to catch the last Metro train on the Blue Line which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Commuters rush to catch the last Metro train on the Blue Line which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT )

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A commuter asleep on the last train on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (arun sharma/ht) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A commuter asleep on the last train on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (arun sharma/ht)

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A commuter listens to music on his phone on the last train on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (arun sharma/ht) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A commuter listens to music on his phone on the last train on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (arun sharma/ht)

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Commuters jostle for space inside the last train on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (arun sharma/ht) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Commuters jostle for space inside the last train on the Blue Line, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (arun sharma/ht)

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Passengers travelling by the Blue Line Metro train carriage, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Passengers travelling by the Blue Line Metro train carriage, which runs from Dwarka to Vaishali in New Delhi on Monday. (Arun Sharma/HT )

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Commuters wait for the 12:30am Karjat last local train to arrive at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai on Thursday. Bouncers, transgenders, policemen and small-time actors are the regular commuters on the last train. Years ago, missing the last train would mean the long wait till morning for the first train. Not anymore. (Pratik Chorge/ht) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Commuters wait for the 12:30am Karjat last local train to arrive at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station in Mumbai on Thursday. Bouncers, transgenders, policemen and small-time actors are the regular commuters on the last train. Years ago, missing the last train would mean the long wait till morning for the first train. Not anymore. (Pratik Chorge/ht)

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A transgender woman asks commuters inside the last local train for alms in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT ) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A transgender woman asks commuters inside the last local train for alms in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT )

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Exhausted commuters use the two-hour 45-minute journey to rest on the Karjat last local train in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Exhausted commuters use the two-hour 45-minute journey to rest on the Karjat last local train in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT)

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A man sleeping near the door of the Karjat last local train in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A man sleeping near the door of the Karjat last local train in Mumbai on Thursday. (Pratik Chorge/HT)

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