On the third day of the Lunar New Year, there was an accident in the Spring Festival evacuation of Taiwan Railway, a 4816 train derailed between "Lingjiao = Jingtong", and the third carriage derailed. Fortunately, all the passengers on the train are safe, but the route is interrupted, and the Taiwan Railway starts the highway connection. The reason for the derailment is still being understood by Taiwan Railway.
Taiwan's "United News Network" reported that the derailment accident occurred at 10:50 a.m. today (12th), and the 2-axle carriage of the 3rd car (DR1032) of the 4816th Pingxi Line section car derailed. There are about 250 passengers on the train, and there is no one**. Taiwan Railway "Shifen = Jingtong" between the start of the highway connection, has set up a first-level response center, planning from the seven blocks to repair vehicles.
According to the Taiwan Railway personnel at the scene, there was a curve near the derailment, and the speed of the car was not fast. The train departed from Lingjiao Station and had an accident about 200 meters from the station. The train suddenly stopped, then leaned a little, and then hit the cement edge of the platform, there were dozens of meters long impact marks, many cement blocks peeled off, and then the train came to an emergency stop.
According to the passenger on the bus at the time, "I was just about to leave Lingjiao Station, and I stopped suddenly after a pause, and everyone didn't know what was going on, but I felt like I had a collision." ”
At that time, I saw white smoke coming out," said the merchant near the derailment site, but no obvious impact sound was heard.
The Ruifang Branch of the New Taipei City Police Bureau, which assisted in the accident, pointed out that the Taiwan Railway Company first asked passengers to wait in the carriage and at the same time sent personnel to the scene of the accident. He arrived at the scene at 11:49 a.m., and the railway police also arrived at the scene to deal with it, and the people at the scene were safe, and there were no injuries requiring assistance.
Affected by the derailment between "Lingjiao = Jingtong", the train was stuck at the scene, and the Taiwan Railway has sent people to repair it, but the current route is interrupted, causing many tourists to complain.
Although there is a party connection by the Taiwan Railway, because today is the third day of the Lunar New Year, there are many tourists who travel by train. Some people said that the train was suspended, and it was difficult to wait for the shuttle train, and the Taiwan Railway accident occurred on the third day of the Lunar New Year, which was really disappointing. A tourist surnamed Lin complained, "Hasn't Taiwan Railway just been corporatized? Why did something happen on the third day of the Lunar New Year? ”
The Ruifang branch said that more than 200 passengers were affected on the train, and the Taiwan Railway Corporation assessed the needs of passengers and started the shuttle bus to transport passengers at 11:50 a.m. Enthusiastic people also suggested that at present, the train of the line only runs from Ruifang to 10 minutes, and passengers can take the 795 route bus if they want to return to Taipei. The passengers pointed out that just after arriving at the 10th station, the conductor only broadcast that he had only driven to this station due to scheduling problems and called everyone off. thinks that you should talk about derailment directly, and everyone will understand the situation better.
The railway police have collected evidence at the derailment site to investigate the cause of the derailment. Taiwan Railway said that this case does not affect the operation of this line, and the detailed reasons have been ascertained by the Transportation and Security Department. (Strait Herald reporter Lin Jingxian sorted out the report).