Source : Perth Now news
A woman’s shocking near-miss encounter on a notorious South Australian railway line has been revealed, as new figures expose how many more people are dicing with death.
The South Australian state government released the compilation of heart-stopping moments as pedestrians, cyclists and motorists all narrowly avoid catastrophe.
Figures have shown a near miss occurred every second day in 2025-26.
Released as part of Rail Safety Week, the incidents serve as a constant reminder for people to keep their wits about them when close to railway lines.
In one clip, a woman hesitantly crosses the rails only for a train to appear from out of shot just seconds after she reaches the other side.
In another, a cyclist darts across the tracks just as a train is approaching at hight speed, narrowly avoiding a collision.
The compilation includes videos from CCV and from the trains – each showing just how close people regularly come to gruesome outcomes.
It comes as new figures reveal a growing number of train near misses on Adelaide’s Metro lines.
Across 2025-26, there were 163 dangerous incidents reported across the rail network – a year-on-year increase of 4 per cent.
And the figures have also revealed that a single line has been responsible for almost half of these.
Over this period, 72 near-misses were reported on the Gawler line, which serves Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
Connecting the city to Gawler, the line crossed through several of Adelaide’s busiest suburbs, including Elizabeth, Mawson Lakes and Salisbury.
And the line was responsible for 44 per cent of all near misses – a year-on-year increase of more than a fifth.
Conversely, the city’s tram network saw a major decrease in incidents, dropping by more than 30 per cent.
Other eye-catching revelations were:
• A 54 per cent increase in incidents at pedestrian crossings – 98 in total
• More than a third of incidents involving cyclists (35 per cent)
• The most common time for incidents being between 7pm and 8pm
Joe Szakacs, the state’s minister for transport, described the near misses in the footage as “terrifying”.
“The irresponsible actions by a few reckless individuals can have a lasting impact on those around them,” he said.
“We are seeing an alarming rise in these close calls which can have a traumatic effect on our train drivers and cause injuries to passengers when emergency brakes are activated.
“With these near misses increasing our rail network, this is a timely reminder for all South Australians of the danger of distraction and poor Judgement.”
The minister went on to urge people to ensure they have their wits about them whenever they are looking to cross the tracks.
“Take off your headphones or earbuds and stop looking at your phones when crossing rail tracks because too often we are seeing people distracted or too impatient to wait,” he added.
