Passenger behavior in trains during emergency situations.

Introduction: This research presents a methodology for analyzing the behavior of people (passengers and crew) involved in emergency situations on passenger trains.

Methods: This methodological tool centers around a qualitative character study coming from Focus Groups (FG) and in-depth interviews to extract the determinant variables on passenger and crew behavior when faced with certain emergency situations on trains.

Results: This research has led to the creation of a classification of possible behaviors associated to each type of incident and dependent on certain variables.