Mumbai Railway

Our hosts Anita Dan and Robert try their best to commute the way Mumbai locals do They push their way through the masses in an effort to squeeze into a jampacked train car in a process called super dense crush load They also take an intriguing look into Indias train transportation history as well as review how the cultivation of tea relies heavily on the countrys railway system

Hosts Anita Dan John and Robert take a look at the role train stations play in longdistance travel across India Anita experiences the lavish lifestyle of a luxury train service as well as sees how trains are cleaned and maintained after long trips Robert tries his hand at a train simulator to see if he has what it takes to be a conductor

Anita Dan John and Robert look into the maintenance and safety measures required to support the operations of the Mumbai Railway network Workers not only use technology and tools to keep train cars up to date but manpower is still heavily utilized to check for rust and other possible problems with train cars Anita also tries taxi travel to see how it compares to the railway system in India

Hear a discussion about the future of the Mumbai Railway system along with how to increase safety and lower the fatality rate from passengers illegally crossing train tracks Dan meets with two eyewitnesses to 2008s terror attacks that claimed the lives of 52 people at the Mumbai train station and how this has changed police presence in the station