On 16 Mar, 21:08, "Peter Masson" wrote:

"Mr Thant" wrote:

Changing trains at Finsbury Park the other day, I needed to get from
one northbound island to the other, which are separated by only a
single track. For more than one moment I looked at it and thought "I
could jump that"*. The platforms are plenty wide enough to get a good
run up. So:

i) Would this be trespassing on a railway?
ii) Has anyone done this or seen it done?

Years ago the loop platforms at Sevenoaks had platforms both sides, and were
used to terminate suburban trains. Fast trains to and from the Coast used
the through lines in the centre. So passengers used to go through the
suburban trains instead of crossing by the bridge. But even if a convenient
train stopped in the middle track at Finsbury Park, I don't suppose the
doors are opened both sides so that you can get through it.


No, they ain't. I suppose one would have to look back to the days of
slam doors on the Great Northern route for the last time such
opportunities arose.

The DLR affords opportunities for such platform hopping antics at
Canary Wharf, where passengers on the sidemost platforms could dash
through a train to reach the island platforms and hence the train on
the centre road. Not really one to try at rush hour, given the swarm
of humanity that would block one's way!

At Barking District line trains open their doors to platforms on both
sides - my memory is failing me here but I think this is for eastbound
trains only (ICBW). I can't picture the platform layout accurately so
I can't work out whether the opportunity to use a District line train
as a literal makeshift bridge would be of benefit to any passengers in
a rush.

The upcoming arrangement at Stratford for the westbound Central line
will mean the doors will open on both sides, but that only really gets
one onto the island platform for westbound mainline trains to
Liverpool St only. Most passengers wanting these will likely approach
said platform via the stairs.