Definition
Station safety is measured in the number of accidents that have occurred at a Network Rail managed station. These accidents include non-injury accidents but exclude non-injury assaults. Station safety is also measured in the fatalities and weighted injuries (FWI) measure and this metric is normalised by station footfall. Further information, including a list of Network Rail managed stations, can be found here
The incidents are categorised into accident type and also the injury degree including whether the incident is reportable under RIDDOR guidelines.
Commentary
‘Slips, Trips and Falls’ of all types continue to be the primary cause of accidents at Network Rail managed stations over the last 26 periods. When normalised by footfall, Bristol station has the highest number of accidents. There has been an increase
Network Rail Managed Station accidents recorded over the previous 26 periods (2 financial years) by accident type.
| Assault | Burn | Contact | Electricity | Other | Slip, Trip or Fall - Escalator | Slip, Trip or Fall involving Rail Vehicle | Slip, Trip or Fall - Fixed Steps | Slip, Trip or Fall - Platform /Concourse | Slip, Trip or Fall - Other | Struck by Object | Struck by Train | Trapped | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 61 | 37 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| Birmingham | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 21 | 51 | 96 | 34 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Leeds | 6 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 6 | 155 | 64 | 28 | 85 | 18 | 16 | 0 | 68 |
| Manchester | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 89 | 24 | 33 | 39 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Edinburgh Waverley | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 29 | 22 | 68 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 17 |
| Liverpool Lime Street | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| Reading | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 8 | 9 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| St Pancras | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 24 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 33 |
| Glasgow | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | 78 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 24 |
| London Bridge | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Euston | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 33 | 6 | 94 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| Paddington | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 42 | 33 | 16 | 94 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| Waterloo | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 45 | 22 | 108 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 59 |
| Victoria | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 31 | 13 | 151 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| Charing Cross | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
| Kings Cross | 1 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 102 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 18 |
| Liverpool Street | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| Cannon Street | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 37 | 8 | 142 | 1 | 27 | 1035 | 434 | 314 | 1176 | 351 | 106 | 5 | 412 |