Most commuters are quick to complain whenever trains are delayed or halted out of schedule. However, there are also some who have no qualms in causing these very delays by yanking the alarm chain for the most trivial reasons.

Yesterday, this paper reported that each time someone pulls the chain, the railways lose at least four minutes. This problem is particularly rampant during peak morning and evening hours, when people travel in groups. The chains are pulled for frivolous reasons, like slowing the train so a fellow group member who is late can catch up and board the train.