Fence and restrict trackside access at identified black-spots
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Systematically identify recurring trackside black-spots and install fencing, mid-track barriers, and access restrictions at those locations — accepting a documented risk of displacement to nearby unfenced sites.
Sweden
PartialSwedish rail infrastructure manager (research evaluation) · National
Mid-track fencing at a Swedish hotspot station reduced suicides at the treated location by 62.5%, but control stations on the same rail line saw a 162% increase over the same period — the clearest documented case of geo…
Suicides at treated stationpre-fencing → -62.5%% change
Suicides at control stations on same linepre-fencing → +162%% change
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