Minding the gap at Ealing Broadway: ‘It’s a death trap’

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1. Half the issue here is what we are all witnessing, which is that people are trying to get on before passengers have all gotten off. There’s a system to this to ensure safe boarding and people are so selfish that it’s causing the less able to get hurt.

2. The rear end of the platform at Ealing Broadway is ridiculous. It’s genuinely difficult for a fully fit person to get on and off.

3. We’re stuck in the 70s-80s with trains. Those Elizabeth line trains look and feel like they’re back from the past, not to mention the upcoming Piccadilly stock which represent literally zero technological progress for 50 years. The stations are stuck in the 19th century… Layers of filth everywhere, inadequate space, and now these gaps. This is utterly ridiculous, especially considering this is the most expensive tube in the world.

4. Similar issue at St. James’s station at Walthamstow on the Overground. The gap between the platform and the train is horrible.

5. It’s a suicide rap, you gotta get out while you’re young

6. This is my station and for London bound Lizzie line trains the step up and gap is quite a step for me, let alone someone elderly or less able.