Passenger forced to run along London platform with hand trapped in doors of moving train
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Investigation launched after late-night ‘trap and drag’ incident on Elizabeth line in which man was freed by staff

Summary

A passenger on London’s Elizabeth line was forced to run several meters along a platform at Ealing Broadway station after his hand became trapped in the closing doors of a departing train on 24 November.

Railway staff intervened to pull him away, and the train stopped after moving 17 meters. The passenger sustained minor injuries.

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) is investigating the incident, part of a series of similar “trap and drag” cases, to improve safety measures.

Transport for London and the operator, MTR, are cooperating fully.

  • talEnglish
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    4 days ago

    The Elizabeth line already has a very small space for passengers to wait.

    You’d need some amount of more platform space than you would with the present system, true enough.

    the area beyond the turnstiles shouldn’t be occupied until the train is deboarding/boarding.

    It could be occupied prior to that. The limit would be the departure of the previous train.

    hop the turnstiles

    I’m thinking of the security turnstiles that you can’t hop. They look like this sort of thing: