# The safest seat to sit on in a train: How to give yourself the best chance of surviving a train crash

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-safest-seat-to-sit-on-in-a-train-how-to-give-yourself-the-best-chance-of-surviving-a-train-crash/
- Published: 2026-10-29T14:01:54+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T15:34:18+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16248559/safest-seat-train-best-chance-surviving-crash.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- The middle carriages are generally considered less exposed in a crash.
- Experts advise sitting down and bracing if a train derails.
- A computer failure and restart order preceded Spain’s fatal collision.

## Summary

Safety guidance on choosing where to sit on a train has drawn attention after a collision in Spain killed 69 people and injured dozens. A health and safety consultant says the middle carriages are generally less exposed than the front or rear, while stressing that crashes are extremely rare and no seat can guarantee safety.

The advice also favours sitting rather than standing, avoiding sideways-facing seats near doors, and adopting an aeroplane-style brace position if a train starts to derail. Spain’s transport minister said a computer malfunction stopped trains along a 63km stretch, but a control centre ordered one train to resume without speed restrictions; it collided with a stationary train just over 20 minutes later. Investigations into the crash were continuing, and the death toll was expected to rise.

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