LIFE IN A LOCAL
MUMBAI LOCAL: THE SUBURBAN SAVIOUR! As the clock strikes 4.15 AM, Ahmed takes a quick bath and gets ready to catch the 4:49 Karjat Mumbai Fast. He lives with his family in the northern suburb of Karjat where he has rented a house just 600m from the railway station so that he can walk to the station and save money. He works at the Maharashtra State Human Rights Commission near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) .Coming back to his routine, he leaves home at 4.38 AM as he takes approximately 7 minutes to reach the platform 3 of the Karjat railway station and keeps a reserve time of 4 minutes for any unexpected delays on his way. He rests for a minute or so before the engine of the train becomes visible and chugs into the station. All of a sudden, the whole crowd becomes active and they become ready to push and pull and get into the train. As the first fast local of the day chugs into Karjat Junction, crowds have started boarding the train even before the tr...