Southern Rail to ban electronic cigarettes from trains and platforms

 
Rail ban: E-cigarettes are no longer to be allowed on Southern Rail services
Robin de Peyer8 June 2015

Passengers travelling on Southern Rail services are to be banned from using electronic cigarettes from next month.

The rail operator, which runs trains on major commuter lines into London, said 'vaping' would no longer be allowed on trains and platforms as of July 26.

Southern said: "From Sunday the 26th of July Electronic cigarette devices may not be used on our trains or at our stations.

"It's not for safety but for the comfort of our other passengers."

The ban will be implemented on Southern services from July 26
Chris Ison / PA Wire

More than 150 stations and 2,300 daily train services are expected to be affected by the decision.

Rail operators including C2C, Greater Anglia and First Capital Connect have already banned the devices.

Transport for London has also banned 'vaping' on the capital's bus, Tube and train network.

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