In 2020/21 there were 247 suicides/suspected suicides on the over ground rail network – a decrease of 36 from the previous year.

In recent years, the rail industry has made significant strides with its partners in preventing suicides on the railway, and despite this increase in suicides, we continue to see interventions, with rail employees, the Police and public intervening in more than 1,810 suicide attempts on the railway in 2020/21. That’s a sobering thought. It means those individuals have gone on to live their lives, and that our staff and passengers have been spared the trauma of being involved in potentially tragic events.

Central to our programme is the belief that suicide is not inevitable and we can work collectively to reduce the traumatic loss of life and devastation that suicide causes.

Working closely with other organisations

In partnership with the wider rail industry, Samaritans and British Transport Police our suicide prevention programme aims to reduce suicide on the railway. We work closely with other suicide prevention experts, national agencies and charities such as Public Health England and the National Suicide Prevention Alliance (NSPA) to develop and maximise its impact.

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