Yesterday the train from my home station was delayed. There was some type of pedestrian accident. When I got to the station in the morning, I noticed that the platform was packed, the reader board was blank, and people seemed stressed. After a couple of minutes, a train showed up. It was so packed, that no one near me was able to get on the train. In fact, the people already on the train had difficulty getting the doors closed again when the train was ready to leave the station.
Another couple of minutes and another train came by. Again, no one near me was able to get on the train. Lots of people tried, but they were not strong enough to push themselves onto the packed train. In fact, there was someone inside the train that appeared to be trying to get out, but couldn't get through the packed train. Eventually the doors closed and the train moved on.
This same pattern repeated itself for about 20 minutes before slowly, 1 or 2 people from my station could get in each train door as the trains stopped. After a little more than 1 hour of waiting around on the platform, I was able to get on the train. The train was so packed that some people pinned against poles or doors were gasping for air as they were being crushed by the weight of those around them.
Here are some pics from my camera as I waited for a chance to get on the train. You can see the pushers, a person stuck in a door, people leaning against windows and window frames trying to hold on, and more. It was a new level of packed raisin train.
