‘Gap diving’ is the common train habit UK commuters are embarrassed to admit to

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While a quarter of Brits have seen someone caught in the closing doors of a train, just one in 20 admit they’ve made a last-minute dash into the carriage themselves.

That either means a few prolific serial offenders around the country, or a whole lot of people are lying about the public transport faux pas Metro has dubbed ‘gap diving’.

In a new Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) survey looking into the UK’s most dangerous rail habits, running for a train was the most common, with32% saying they were guilty of it.

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