Which underground station has the greatest number of suicides or 'One under'?

Question

I would think Embankment north bound northern line. The reason is the platform is curved so the driver would not see you in time at the end of the platform by the the tunnel exit. Also the pit does not extend this far.

Answer 1

why? you gonna even it out a bit?

Answer 2

It doesn't mater about the curve the train is to heavy to stop quickly anyway, the pit is more relevant but doesn't work always. It used to be Goldhawk Road that had the most suicides, this was a number of years ago though I haven't seen recent data.

Answer 3

have noooo idea

Answer 4

victoria... you get some when kids get their exam results, and at christmas... when people cant afford to  get their kids presents

very sad.....

Answer 5

I think you may be right, its gotta be somewhere on the northern line, there are always delays because people have gone under there!!!

Answer 6

I used to work at Embankment, and spent many a long turn on platform three (northbound Northern Line). In all my time there I never had a one-under, although a few people did slip and trip. But no suicides/attempted suicides. A curved platform has little bearing on suicides as people who intend to undertake this selfish and ill-considered way of ending their misery tend to jump from the tailwall (train entry) end of the platform, from where the driver would not normally see them. In any case, Northern Line trains have split-screen in-cab monitors which show the driver the entire platform in advance, and for a while after departure.

I will not mention specific locations for fear of giving people ideas, but suicides tend to be attempted at stations where the train enters at higher speeds. However, there is one particular location which has more than its fair share of suicides, chiefly because of its proximity to a psychiatric hospital.

Answer 7

The Nor then Line has the most deaths. tooting bec is popular. That's why the train drivers get a good wage.

Answer 8

Tooting Broadway too....