October 14th 2024.
Have you heard of the infamous 'Girl on the Train' ghost who is believed to haunt the Bakerloo Line at Elephant & Castle? The thought of encountering a ghostly figure while taking the Tube may send shivers down your spine, but according to legend, London's historic underground network and its stations are home to a variety of ghosts.
Among them is the mysterious 'Girl on the Train', as she has come to be known. Numerous people, including both employees and passengers, have reported seeing her on Bakerloo Line trains at Elephant and Castle. Witnesses claim that the young woman boards the train, walks through the carriages, and then vanishes into thin air without a trace.
But that's not all - there have also been reports of unexplained footsteps, possibly running, and strange rapping noises at the station when it's closed. The BBC even shared a chilling account from one employee who claimed to have seen the apparition. According to him, it was around six in the evening at a Bakerloo Line Underground Station about a week ago when he saw her.
He further recalled, "I was in pursuit of my duties as an employee of London Underground. So I boarded the train at Elephant and Castle and headed towards the front, hoping to travel with the driver. However, as I waited for the driver to arrive, a girl entered the carriage and walked straight through. I had to move aside to make way for her, as I was in uniform and it was my duty. But a minute later, when the driver arrived, I noticed that the girl was nowhere to be seen. I was immediately concerned as she couldn't have left the train without passing me. I informed the driver, and his response was rather unusual - 'Oh, her. We hear about her all the time - she's even been in the papers.' It was quite disappointing for me to realize that my first ghostly encounter was with a well-known ghost who turned out to be rather boring."
The BBC shared this story along with other ghost tales in 2011, but the exact date of the alleged encounter is unknown. The Bakerloo Line has been in operation since 1906, so it's safe to say that this ghost has been haunting the trains for a long time.
Aside from the 'Girl on the Train', there are other reported ghosts on the London Underground, such as the woman who roams the corridors of King's Cross station with her arms outstretched and screaming. The sightings of this woman are only at Elephant & Castle station, and when concerned passersby approach her, she mysteriously disappears. Witnesses describe her as wearing 1980s clothing, leading some to believe that she may be one of the 37 victims of the King's Cross fire in 1987.
Another eerie ghostly encounter happened at Becontree station in Dagenham. In 1992, a station supervisor claimed to have heard his office door rattle, which usually meant a train was approaching. However, no train arrived. When the door rattled again a few moments later, the supervisor went to investigate. As he walked along the platform, he felt a presence behind him. When he turned around, he saw a woman with long blonde hair, but her face was completely blank. Some have linked her to a train crash that occurred in 1958 near the station and resulted in the death of 10 people.
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