Man Boards Mumbai Local Train From Intermediate Fencing Between Rail Tracks; Video Of Dangerous Act Goes Viral

In a dangerous act, a Mumbai man stood on the rail tracks leaning on the intermediate fencing before boarding the train. Instead of stepping into the train from the railway station platform, this man entered it from the other side. He climbed on a crowded coach of a Western Railway second class compartment from the fence between two platforms.

The incident was recorded on camera. It showed him riskily standing on the train tracks as the public transport approached the station. The chilling video showed the train moving in front of him and halting at the platform. As the transport halted, the man rushed to climb it.

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In the video, the man was seen giving his backpack to a woman travelling on an adjacent train coach and soon running to board the train's second class general compartment. After handing over his bag to the lady, he climbed the stairs of the train and managed to get inside the coach.

The video filmed the passenger's reckless act. However, it was posted online romanticising the behaviour.

Video goes viral online

An Instagram user 'Vaibhav Ki Mandali' shared the incident online and captioned it, "Yee pyaar ko kya naam du (What do I call this love)". "Plz asa naka karu guyss (Please don't do this)", the user wrote.

Netizens reacted to the clip and wrote we "Need to stop romanticizing this". They condemned the man's dangerous act and urged people of Mumbai to abide by the safety norms during travel.

The clip is going viral across social media platform. A Reddit user who shared this online received more than 2,000 upvotes and many comments.

The exact railway station where the incident took place is unknown. As of April 6, the Western Railway has not released any statement on this incident or about action being taken against the passenger.