To set up trains and organize train operations, at train stations, there must be railway staff directly serving train operations, including the following positions: train station dispatcher; on duty for train operations; chief accumulating; recording guard; staff connecting locomotives and carriages. According to the law, these employees must have degrees and professional certificates appropriate to their positions. When performing tasks, must strictly comply with the procedures and regulations for each position, and at the same time must follow the technical procedures and rules of each station (Photo: Hanoi station train operator serving as the pick-up signal passenger train entering the station).
Mr. Vu The Anh, Captain of the Hanoi Station Train Operation Team, said that depending on each station, the train formation is different. With Hanoi station being a class I station, the team on board is about 14 people, including the team leader and dispatcher, who generally manages the implementation of plans to set up, disband, pick up, send off trains and move carriages. There are three train operations staff including: planning duty, outside duty, road duty, and the rest are pairing staff and recording guards."To organize train operations and ensure safety, it is necessary that the entire line be unified. Each position has its own responsibilities and pressures. If people at the scene operate incorrectly or incorrectly, the locomotives and carriages can go off the rails, directly threatening train safety. In the train control room, if the operation plan on the control station (automatic signal control button) is mistakenly pressed, there will be a risk of two trains colliding, with consequences that will be extremely serious. Therefore, you must voluntarily comply with operational procedures, uphold a sense of responsibility, and at the same time self-inspect and supervise each other to enhance safety," Mr. The Anh said.
Mr. Phan Trung Kien, on duty at Hanoi train station, said that one department works 12 hours, in the morning from 6:00 a.m., at night from 18:00 p.m. But you must be there half an hour in advance for briefing, the team leader will explain the situation and assign tasks. There are no breaks in those 12 hours, except during shift work. Moreover, the characteristics of Hanoi Station are that each department carries out more than 100 rounds of pick-ups and drop-offs mainly at night with more than 30 trains, so there is no long break time (Photo: On duty Phan Trung Kien presses the sports button operating on the control station).
On duty at the planning department, sometimes they receive phone calls informing them of the train's plans, other times they report that the train is about to pass to the guard blocking the crossing, then they notify the guard to record, welcome and see off the train, and confirm the report, confirming with the departments. union in the station area such as examining and repairing carriages according to regulations.
The recording guard performs the opening/closing of the train, which station line the train is assigned to at the request of the station duty officer, and at the same time observes and ensures safe passage. Mr. Dang Van Tien (from Thai Binh), has been working as a receptionist and connector at Hanoi station for more than a year. He shared that he did many jobs before deciding to become a railway employee. Although the job is stable, the salary is still low compared to the work pressure and standard of living in the Capital. Like you, about 6,7-6,8 million VND/month, if the unit does not facilitate accommodation, it will be very difficult to rent a house.
The duty of the recording guard is not only to record and open the road, but before the train or group arrives, they must observe that the road is really clear and free of obstacles. When the train passes, continue to observe to see if there is any problem that threatens the safety of train operation in order to promptly notify the train driver and the train captain to stop the train promptly.
The outside duty station is responsible for working with the train captain and carrying out procedures to run the train, check the route, pick up and send off the train; Check and monitor recording guards. As for the road duty staff, they must count the carriages in the station, then, based on the train planning plan, make consolidation sheets for the consolidation team to carry out, specifically cutting carriages or combining which carriage number to which train. Which track is on, the order of the carriages... At the same time, supervise and urge the work at the scene, on the one hand, ensure that the work is carried out in accordance with operational procedures, ensuring safety, and on the other hand, handle it immediately. If necessary, make adjustments to ensure smooth passage (Photo: On duty outside after catching the train, you must observe the process of the train entering the station to ensure safety).
Mr. Phan Trung Kien, who has worked as a train operator for more than 10 years and has held many positions, said that transfer and connection staff play an important role in implementing the transfer plan. This job is difficult because you have to constantly climb up, down, and hang on to the carriage. Not to mention, passenger carriages must have the additional task of removing the electric switch and hanging it in a fixed position so that it does not fall when the carriage moves, causing unsafety. During holidays and New Year, ships are crowded and many ships have to be dissolved and established, so the workload and pressure are even greater. (Photo: Pairing and loading staff hang on locomotives and carriages to observe and make signals).
The driver is usually at the locomotive position, observing the front and rear, receiving signals from the coupling staff to act as a signal for the train driver to perform operations.
The coupling staff must hang on to the carriage, observe the front and back, and make safety signals to the conductor.
Even when the locomotives, carriages, and convoys have passed, the security guard must continue to observe, ensure safety, and comply with the train operation plan.
Working hard as a safety guard at the train station
