Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport

Give train passengers rights to compensation if trains are overcrowded

Closed 48 signatures

What the petition asks

We want the Government to give train passengers rights to compensation if the trains they are travelled on are overcrowded. There are already schemes for claiming compensation for delays. We want similar rights for those impacted by overcrowding.
Many train journeys are overcrowded. There needs to be a greater incentive for train companies to invest in extra capacity. Requiring train companies to extend schemes for compensation for delays to provide compensation for passengers on train journeys which are overcrowded would give train operators more of an incentive to stop overcrowding. Train companies often make large profits, and many are owned by foreign governments, so should be investing to prevent overcrowding. Requiring compensation should encourage this.

Timeline

29 Aug 2023 Petition opened for signatures
29 Feb 2024 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 48
Status Closed
Department Department for Transport
Opened 29 Aug 2023
Closed 29 Feb 2024

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