stackyFACTSWhen your commuter rail system transports over seven million people a day, standard capacity metrics become a cute joke.
When your commuter rail system transports over seven million people a day, standard capacity metrics become a cute joke. The Mumbai Suburban Railway officially acknowledges a tier of crowding known as 'Super Dense Crush Load.' This translates to packing roughly 14 to 16 passengers into a single square meter of floor space. At this level of density, you are no longer a passenger; you are structural support for the strangers surrounding you.
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