Petition · past parliament

Make over crowding on trains a criminal offence for train operators.

Closed 54 signatures

What the petition asks

Every day trains in the uk are taking more people than there is seats or safe standing area for, currently the is no law on how many people can travel within a train over seating capacity. This is a danger to passengers with unsafe & cramped travelling conditions with no safe route to any exits

Timeline

26 Nov 2015 Petition opened for signatures
26 May 2016 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 54
Status Closed
Opened 26 Nov 2015
Closed 26 May 2016

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.