After a video of a young man arriving at a metro station on his bicycle, proceeding through security checks, and boarding the metro on his bike went viral, the Maharashtra Metro Railway Corporation Limited (Maha-Metro) issued a statement instructing citizens to carry their bikes inside metro stations but not ride them inside the stations or while boarding the metro.
The video in question – showing a bicycle-borne youth arriving at the metro station, clearing the security checks, cycling on the metro platform, and ultimately boarding the metro on his bike –was originally posted on the Instagram account of one Niket Jagtap. Ever since, the video has gone viral sparking a debate among social media users, with one section favouring the convenience of the cycling-metro combo whereas the other criticising the riding of bicycles on metro platforms, much less ferrying them onboard the metro. Ultimately, the Maha-Metro issued a statement clarifying that while carrying bicycles inside metro stations and on the metro is permitted, riding them is not.
