Mumbai Metro saw a heavy rush of commuters on Monday, with videos surfacing online showing a huge surge in the crowd.
According to Mumbai Metro authorities, the rush surged due to a train delay caused by a technical snag. A train reportedly had to be withdrawn as it could not achieve the target speed. This led to a delay on the Versova Ghatkopar line one, and thus, the crowd swelled.
"Crazy commuter woes thanks to 1 service withdrawn tech issues with mumbai metro line 1 Stampede like situation in ghatkopar station @Dev_Fadnavis @CMOMaharashtra act fast before lives are lost Line 1 needs 6 bogie rakes & 3 times current rakes," an X user wrote.
Authorities have clarified that the issue has been fixed and the Metro operations on the line have been normalised.
Social media reacts to Mumbai Metro crowd surge
{{/usCountry}}Authorities have clarified that the issue has been fixed and the Metro operations on the line have been normalised.
Social media reacts to Mumbai Metro crowd surge
{{/usCountry}}Many social media users reacted to the crowd, with some blaming Reliance while others simply asking their boss for a work-from-home day. Here are some reactions:
“And if you tell your boss that travelling is not possible, allow WFH, he will not allow that and also take it up in the year-end reviews,” a user wrote.
“Rail saga continues for #mumbai - kars, whether it's regular line or Metro where lakhs travel daily. Difficult to fathom, why is the globally recognised City sidelined & given lower priority, when it comes to essential & quality civic facilities & services!” another user said.
“It seems before boarding the station, commuters should be given crowd management defence training,” a third user wrote in their X post.
“This has been happening for years now. Why does this get ignored by the authorities? Metro 1 is now like our Local train. Why can't they learn from L2, L7, which are so well maintained in all respects,” another social media user posed a question.