Have you ever travelled standing on a bus or a train?
By Pitstop
@pitstop (13018)
India
September 13, 2018 4:14am CST
In recent years I've never travelled standing. When I was in college I used to travel standing on a bus often for about half hour. Did the same when I started working. During those days, I've even travelled standing on a bus or train for 3 to 4 hours between cities. I usually stand when all the seats are taken.
I don't think I can do that nowadays.
Have you ever travelled standing on a bus or a train?
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@caopaopao (12395)
• China
13 Sep 18
Every Friday afternoon, the students go home over the weekend, there are always many people on the bus, I often stand at this time.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
13 Sep 18
A lot! More than I can count. It's got a bit easier now as the hours I travel towards work/tuition are before office hours, and I get up from the terminal underground station, so I get to sit. Sometimes same with the bus. But during returning, oh my God! I can't remember last when I got a place to sit, it's so rare.
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
13 Sep 18
yikes, that's a too long time standing, I won't do that. I won't. Aren't you considering moving to a house close to work?
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@pitstop (13018)
• India
13 Sep 18
@Mavic123456 I'll probably be still able to do it. Just don't want to try
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@Mavic123456 (21898)
• Thailand
13 Sep 18
@pitstop ahhh ok. because I can't last that long if I have to this every day.
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@MALUSE (69416)
• Germany
13 Sep 18
Oh, yes, I have. Not in a bus but in underground trains but only for a short time. I've had to stand more in trains. The longest time was in Italy many years ago. I wasn't the only one, of course. After a while all people sat down on the floor, dirty or not, it didn't matter.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
13 Sep 18
I still do that sometimes. The bus gets very crowded during rush hour, especially the buses that travel to the Universities. They are packed with students.
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@scottishbarbie (336)
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14 Sep 18
I did when I was younger, i lived in a big metropolitan area and worked and went to school. Luckily i don't have to do it anymore
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@scottishbarbie (336)
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14 Sep 18
@pitstop Usually over an hour, depending on where I was going, and sometimes I'd have to ride both a bus and a train if I was going to work
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
Yes when I was in Bangkok but only for a few minutes.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
13 Sep 18
@pitstop Well, I would never want to stand up in any buses or trains for many hours at all as I'm not used to that. And in my country, we don't allow ladies to stand up. That's why I was kind of shocked I had to experience that in Bangkok when all the men were seated..
@Shivram59 (31692)
• India
13 Sep 18
@pitstop Many times.And once I had to cross a bridge over a flooded river standing on the footboard of a running train.
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@Shivram59 (31692)
• India
13 Sep 18
@pitstop It was not an adventure.The train had just left the station.I tried to enter the first compartment that was in front of me,but it was reserved for military.They refused to open the door and asked me to go to another compartment.Seconds later the train was crossing a bridge over a flooded river.
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