Mumbai’s local trains are its lifelines. To an outsider, pictures of overwhelming crowds jostling inhumanly to get on the train may give off a bad reputation, but there is a reason why lakhs of Mumbaikars prefer taking the train over braving the traffic on the roads. It is accessible, cheap and quick. (more…)

Mumbai’s local trains get a bad reputation for its overwhelming crowd. Traveling in a Mumbai local train does come with its own share of problems, but it’s accessible, cheap, and super quick. So, lakhs of Mumbaikars prefer to take the local train over braving the road traffic. Here are some Twitter users explaining hilarious what traveling in a Mumbai local train feels like. (more…)

Mumbai is not just the commercial capital of India. It is also the place to be when it comes to art, architecture, music, cinema, food, and life in general. With a population of 21 million and a population density of 31,000 per sq. km, it should be hell to live in Mumbai, but it isn’t. The people of Mumbai love the city and are always ready to defend it. (more…)

Every city worth remembering has features that define it and are identifiable no matter where you go. Las Vegas has its casinos, Paris has its cafes, New York never sleeps, and Mumbai has the Mumbai Local. The tracks of the local wind through the city like nerve endings, keeping it up and running. There are many things about this ancient railway network that chug along no matter what, and that makes it one of the best and most loved (and sometimes, hated) rail networks in the world. We’ve talked about the best five star hotels in Mumbai and now, let’s talk about the other end of the spectrum. (more…)