Greater Thameslink Railway (GTR) has recorded 93 cases of people falling while trying to board a train so far this year, up 43 per cent from 2025.<\/p>\n
The operator, which runs services to and from Gatwick and Luton airports, said most accidents are caused by completely preventable behaviour in a fresh appeal for the busy summer holiday season.<\/p>\n
Among the most common causes of accidents at stations<\/a> are trying to board a train while the doors are closing, running for trains, and taking pushchairs and luggage on escalators, it said.<\/p>\n The operator also reported an overall five per cent drop in \u201cslips, trips and falls\u201d following a public information<\/a> campaign on safe travel earlier in the year.<\/p>\n Jenny Saunders, customer services director for GTR, said: \u201cIt\u2019s positive to see an overall reduction in accidents across our network, but we really want to see a reduction in those attempting to jump on a train as the doors are closing as it results in completely avoidable injury.<\/p>\n \u201cIf your summer trip involves the train, please plan your journey and leave extra time for travelling so you don\u2019t feel the need to rush,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n GTR shared video footage of a passenger falling between a train and the platform edge at Hitchin station \u201cas a warning to take extra care when travelling\u201d ahead of the busiest periods this month.<\/p>\n Gatwick Airport is expecting its busiest days to be 2, 9 and 16 August this year, while Luton expects the most footfall on 9 and 16 August.<\/p>\n Greater Thameslink Railway operates Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services to both airports.<\/p>\n Around 500 London Tube passengers were injured in 2024 after becoming trapped in closing doors or falling between the train and the platform edge.<\/p>\n Data published earlier this year showed that more than 10,000 injuries have been recorded on the London Underground<\/a> alone over the past three years.<\/p>\n The station with the largest<\/a> number of injury reports was found to be Waterloo<\/a>, which recorded 471 incidents between 2022 and 2025. Waterloo was also ranked the busiest Tube station last year.<\/p>\n![\"CCTV](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Passenger-running-for-train.png\")
CCTV footage taken from Hitchin station shows a man falling between the train and the platform (Greater Thameslink Railway)<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-08-at-19-07-10.png\")
The passenger falls between the train and the platform edge in footage shared by Greater Thameslink Railway as a warning to other passengers (Greater Thameslink Railway)<\/p>\n