Help Regarding train suicides, how do you account for rail electrification?

[raikko]

Hello!

One of the ways I'm considering suicide is through rail. However, as far as I'm aware, most modern lines are already electrified, meaning jumping onto the tracks and laying down would probably be very hard. I saw a video just a few minutes ago of a guy killing himself near my area, and it doesn't show his death but it can be heard that he jumped off and stayed on the tracks at least a few seconds before the train passed by. Therefore, if tracks are electrified, would that not hurt? Are tracks with overhead lines painless?

Thank you for helping me! For further information, I am mainly talking about the JR train ecosystem.

Attached is a photo of my local train station. Location metadata is removed and quality is significantly degraded so i dont get doxxed

 

[youpi]

No they are grounded, the powerlines are electrified.

 

[raikko]

No they are grounded, the powerlines are electrified.

Does that mean I can lay on them safely? I apologise for the dumb question

 

[Forveleth]

The electricity goes through the overhead wires, not the rails. That's why the trains have the little thingy on top that glides along the power lines as it goes.

 

[DeadManLiving]

It depends on the configuration. On some tracks there's a hot (third) rail which either carries current or is the grounding line. You're going to have to count how many rail tracks lines there are and if there's a smaller one in between the two then you might die on contact by electrocution or upon contact with the train. I wouldn't do it at a station though, at a curve far away with limited visibility and cloaked to not engage emergency braking.