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Reference:
2024/2453
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Question by:
Marina Ahmad
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Meeting date:
05 September 2024
Transport is a key component of London’s economy. Narrow central islands in underground stations can limit passenger capacity at peak times. They can also be an issue causing safety concerns as they were during the train evacuation at Clapham Common in May 2023. The Rail Accident Investigation Branch issue on Clapham Common has now been released and paragraph 135 states that London Underground ‘…did not identify the risk of passenger evacuation from a partially deplatformed train, in particular at narrow island platforms, such as Clapham Common.’ Will you commission work to identify risks at small island stations, and would enlargement...