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Passenger train travel (UK)

Estimated population-level acute risk associated with travelling by passenger train in the United Kingdom.

Base risk estimate

0.00006 micromorts per miles

Population-level estimate. Not a personal prediction.

Assumptions

Reflects passenger fatality risk from train accidents (collisions, derailments) on UK mainline rail, averaged over recent years.

Limitations

UK-specific data. Very small absolute fatality counts mean year-to-year rates vary enormously. Excludes suicides, trespassing, and level crossing incidents not involving train passengers as occupants. Does not apply to underground or metro systems.

Source notes

Based on ORR railway safety statistics for 2022–23. Mainline passenger fatality risk from train accidents is averaged across recent years across approximately 36 billion annual passenger miles to smooth high variability from rare events.

Last reviewed

5/31/2024

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