Mumbai Suburban Railway ATVM fails test of public

Okay, the title is probably a bit harsh. But, wanted to just say that I observed at a few stations that the ATVM kiosk screen was completely smashed up, and the ATVMs were non-functional. Kanjur Marg and even Matunga (CR) had  their screens completely destroyed. Fortunately, I came across these non-functional ATVMs only at the smaller stations, where the ticket queues are also smaller.

Wonder who smashed the screens. The general Indian public certainly has an apathy towards things that they cannot use. The standard Mera kya jaata hai attitude.


I have even  observed a few guys who just keep touching / hammering the screen even though they do not have a card. They perhaps think it would give them some information such as the fares between stations. But that ignorance is certainly not a reason to smash the ATVMs.

Will certainly post photos the next time I observe this.

Update (11-Oct-2010): Here's a smashed and out-of-service ATVM. This one at Kanjurmarg railway station on the Central Railway. As usual, sorry for the poor quality (mobile cam).