A TfL spokesperson said Metro: ‘As part of our routine testing procedures, this announcement was broadcast during engineering hours when the station was closed to the public.

“The advert was created several years ago and has been carefully developed and tested with input from the Department for Transport, the National Protective Security Authority and British Transport Police to ensure it works to ensure safety of people.

“London’s transport network provides a safe, low-crime environment and we work closely with the police and emergency services to prepare for extremely rare incidents.

“All of our frontline operational staff are trained to respond to network emergencies and incidents. »

Meanwhile, Lukesworld_ pointed out: “Inspector Sands works well, something like this surely would, much better than ‘escaping the attackers’.”

UnregisteredSarcasm added: “’Dodging Attackers’ is a bit more of a video game than I’d like. »

Phillipwhiuk wrote: “This is going to be triggered by accident at some point…”

Emergency fire

In the event of a fire at a station or train, passengers will hear an announcement stating: “Due to a reported emergency, this station is being evacuated – please leave the station immediately.” »

The precise wording may vary, but it may be an automated announcement or an announcement from a staff member.

Passengers may be asked to exit the station at street level or by train and follow exit signs unless instructed otherwise by staff.

Staff will direct passengers to the safest route to follow to avoid a fire or other emergency.

People will also be asked to bring their bags and other personal belongings, unless otherwise instructed.

Emergency incidents on trains

Staff will endeavor to remove passengers from trains immediately in the event of an incident in progress on a London Underground train.

Passengers will hear an announcement stating: “Attention. This train and station are currently evacuated. Please get off the train and exit the station. Follow all instructions given by staff.

If the incident occurs in a tunnel, the train will continue to the next station and then stop.

When people arrive at the station, they will then hear announcements directing them to the nearest exit.

Police and TfL staff may be at the station when the train arrives and customers should follow the instructions given.

Inspector Sands

Inspector Sands announcements are used on the London Underground network as well as at Network Rail stations.

Usually, passengers will hear the words: “Could Inspector Sands please report to…”

Inspector Sands is a code phrase for alerting personnel to a fire alarm without the need to evacuate the station.

The automated public address announcement may be automatically generated by the station’s fire warning system or may be triggered from station control.

Beware of pickpockets

In busy station areas such as Liverpool Street, Kings Cross St Pancras, Victoria, Waterloo, Euston and Paddington, passengers will hear a warning about pickpockets.

He will say: “Please keep your belongings safe, pickpockets operate at this station. »

This is to warn people of the threat of crime at a busy station and to keep an eye on their belongings at all times.

See it, say it, sorted

This is one of the most popular announcements heard on both the London Underground network and Network Rail trains.

It is part of a British Transport Police (BTP) initiative to encourage passengers to keep themselves and others safe by reporting unusual objects or activities.

The announcement will look like this: “If you see anything that doesn’t look right, speak to staff or text British Transport Police to 61016 and we will sort it out, it’s 61016. See it, say it, settled.”

Signal problem

There’s nothing worse than coming home, the train stops and then you hear that you’re stuck because of a red signal.

Usually the announcement goes something like: “We are currently held at a red signal and should be moving shortly.”

Most of the time the weather clears up after about five minutes and the train moves on.

But this sometimes leads to serious delays and unhappy commuters.

Watch out for the gap

The London Underground network’s most famous announcement: ‘Mind the gap’.

While tourists may wonder what this means, Londoners and regular visitors know that it is a safety warning encouraging passengers to be careful of the space between the train and the edge of the platform.

The first “Mind the Gap” announcement was heard in 1969 and recorded by sound engineer Peter Lodge.