Mumbai, Maharashtra

Arrived in Bombay via 14 hour sleeper train from Canacona (4 km from my guesthouse in Palolem). From LTT station I figured I would experience the local trains to get to CST in Colaba, Mumbai. And an experience it was. I was pushed, pulled, and sat down into random seats all while governing the entirety of my travel gear. A nice gentleman told me to find a spot close to a wall without a door because patrons exting the train would inadvertently drag me off with them. Each stop leaves those boarding and those exiting about 10-15 total seconds, and that is a generous estimation. The 38 minute line from Tilak Nagar local to CST was tripled, as I missed my stop and rode it back to my starting point, then again to CST.Read more