Transport Infrastructure in North Wales

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:19 pm on 16 January 2019.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 2:19, 16 January 2019

(Translated)

I’m sure we can all welcome the fact that there’s going to be investment in stations in the context of the Welsh railways. I don’t know if the Minister is aware, but Network Rail has been working closely with organisations trying to prevent suicides. There were 237 suicides on the British railways in 2016—4.5 per cent of all suicides within Britain. Now, research shows that people who are considering suicide in a train station follow a similar behavioural pattern, and one can use lights, benches facing away from the tracks, additional barriers, specific lines on the platform—it’s possible to use these methods in order to try and tackle these tendencies towards suicides in train stations. So, as we look to invest in these improvements in our stations, can you give us an assurance that you will work closely with that method of preventing suicide in order to ensure that investment gets the best possible outcomes?