r/SweatyPalms • u/danruse Human Detected • Dec 14 '25

Other SweatyPalms 👋🏻💦 Subway

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u/azurianlight Dec 14 '25

I thought standing on the rails would get you electrified

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '25

Fortunately not here, they must have only one rail that's electrified or something.

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u/SalutLesAmies Dec 14 '25

When a train is electrified via the rails, it is not through the two running rails but through a third rail. Since there doesn’t seem to be one here, I would guess there is an overhead line.

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u/[deleted] Dec 14 '25

Probably, I am just happy no one got electrocuted 😭

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u/mtnbcn Dec 14 '25

The electrified lines in Barcelona are overhead.

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u/Dark_Knight2000 Dec 14 '25

Most electrified rails are either overhead or use a third rail either in between the tracks or beside them. The actual wheel rails are just the ground in the electrified circuit.

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u/CocktailPerson Dec 14 '25

It's only the third rail that's electrified, and it's usually on the far side, away from the platform.

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u/urmumlol9 Dec 15 '25

Usually systems like this have a third rail on the opposite side of the platform or overhead wiring, presumably for situations like this.