Petition · Department for Transport

Ensure provision of women-only carriages on trains

Open for signatures 25 signatures

What the petition asks

British Transport Police data, as recently reported by Nation.Cymru, show that more than a third of women are likely to be assaulted during their commute. That is why I'm asking the Government to ensure that each train has a proportion of women-only carriages.
This is done in areas like Japan where up to 2/3s of women used to be groped on trains, which rate, after women-only cars were introduced, has reportedly dopped by c3% per year since then. We believe this shows that this clearly does work, along with raised awareness on this matter, and , in our view, will lead to an overall drop in sexual assaults in trains, and hopefully a collective consensus that further pushes sexual harassment against women on our streets in general.

Timeline

17 Aug 2026 Petition opened for signatures

Key facts

Signatures 25
Status Open for signatures
Department Department for Transport
Opened 17 Aug 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 18 Aug 2026.