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World's Busiest Railway: Episode 4

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03/10/2015 GMT

Episode 4

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A look at what the future might hold for the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.

Documentary series. This final episode considers the challenges faced by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai and asks what the future holds.

In this final episode, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn consider the challenges faced by the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai and ask what the future holds. Nine people a day die on Mumbai's railway lines. Anita tackles the railway's head of safety on the measures they're taking to reduce this fatality rate. Dan meets two eye witnesses to 2008's terror attacks that claimed the lives of 52 people at the station. He also takes a ride on Mumbai's newly built Metro to consider what the future could hold for the city's 5.5 million rail commuters. Robert fulfills a childhood dream and becomes a train driver for a day and Anita tries her hand at station announcing.

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Exploring the world's busiest railway at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai.

From the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai, Dan Snow, Anita Rani and Robert Llewellyn explore the science and systems behind the world's busiest railway.

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