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One of the busiest railway stations in the country, passengers line up in the hot sun for hours.

On platform number 14 the train arrives two hours before its scheduled departure, but that does not stop the mad clamour among passengers for a seat to get to their hometown.

People like 35-year-old Ravi Shanker Thakur say that taking a train is the only affordable way to see their relatives. Mr Thakur’s family live faraway in Muzzafarpur, in the eastern state of Bihar.

By working in a Delhi factory, he saves 1,000 rupees (£9.90; $15) to make his annual trip home.