Train attendant in Vienna fled in front of knife - shock moment at the train station!

Train attendant in Vienna fled in front of knife - shock moment at the train station!

Bahnhof Wien Mitte, Wien, Österreich - On Friday evening, April 19, 2025, the police were called to the Vienna Mitte station. The occasion was a dangerous threat in a train that brought a train attendant into a dangerous situation. According to OE24 , a 25-year-old train attendant was persuaded by a passenger who could not show a valid ticket. After the request to leave the train, the passenger threatened to "dismiss it".

The aggressively appearing man did not give up and followed the train attendant to the door of the train guide cabin, where he hit the door violently. The train attendant subsequently alerted the police and brought himself to safety. Officials from the Landstrasse police inspection called the suspect to order and asked him to empty his bags. The 39-year-old Turkish citizen pulled a cutter knife out of his pocket and threw it on the floor. He was then temporarily arrested and the knife secured. A temporary ban on weapons was banned against him, and it was reported to be uncommon on suspicion of the dangerous threat.

threat of a kitchen knife in Lower Saxony

That day another incident occurred on a train in Germany. According to Kreiszeitung.de Kitchen knife threatened. The woman was on the phone loudly and peeled fruit while driving, which prompted the train attendant to ask her to end her phone call. However, the woman reacted unfriendly to this request and then carried out stubborn movements with the knife towards the train attendant.

The train attendant felt threatened and informed the federal police in Hanover. After the arrival, the personnel of the woman was checked and it is investigated against threats. However, the train staff decided not to impose a travel exclusion so that the pensioner could continue her trip.

Security on the train

Despite these incidents, trains are generally one of the safest means of transport. A study by Safe-im-zug.de shows that only airplanes are more secure. Statistics show that between 2008 and 2017 in Germany, an average of 0.035 people per one billion people kilometer died on train trips. The risk of a traffic accident on the train is 55 times lower than for car inmates.

Nevertheless, the data shows that the number of attacks on employees in public transport, especially train attendants, has increased slightly. Official statistics on violence and harassment against passengers are largely lacking, but only 9% of the German population feel unsafe in public transport. In order to promote the feeling of security of the travelers, many trains trained in Germany have implemented regular controls and surveillance technology in modern trains.