The railway industry has also deployed support for more than 17,000 free meals for train passengers.
Specifically, stop running trains SE4 and SE2 departing from Saigon station on November 22, from Saigon to Da Nang .
Stop running SE3 and SE1 trains departing from Hanoi station on November 22 to Da Nang as the final station (abolish the section from Da Nang to Saigon). Ram SE3 train to form SE4 train and ram SE1 train to form SE2 train from Da Nang to Hanoi.
Many passengers were assisted to switch to car transportation.
Stop running trains SNT2 and SNT1 departing from Saigon and Nha Trang stations on November 22. Stop running trains SE6, SE8, SE5, and SE7 departing from Saigon and Hanoi stations on November 23. Stop running trains SE22 and SE21 departing from Saigon and Da Nang stations on November 23.
According to the railway industry’s report, prolonged heavy rains in the South Central region, especially the section from Nha Trang to Quy Nhon, have caused serious disruption to transport activities. Many areas are deeply flooded and have landslides, making train operations unsafe and paralyzing one of the country’s key transport routes.
Accordingly, from November 17 to today, November 22, the railway industry has announced the suspension of 41 passenger trains.
The railway industry was heavily affected by floods in the South Central region.
From November 17 to 22, passengers returned more than 17,500 tickets of affected trains, equivalent to about 12.4 billion VND.
Passengers are provided with free meals.
In addition, to support passengers on board, the unit also serves free meals for 9,274 main meals and 6,093 side meals, equivalent to nearly 600 million VND.
Many passengers were assisted in transferring to suitable vehicles.
Previously, on November 21, when the road was able to move, the railway industry organized the transfer of nearly 300 passengers of trains SE2 and SE4 (stopping at Tuy Hoa station for 3 days) from Tuy Hoa station to Dieu Tri station to continue the journey.
This morning, 22 passengers on train SNT2 departing from Saigon station on November 19 were safely transferred by road from Thap Cham station to Nha Trang station.
A series of trains had to stop operating due to the impact of flooding in the South Central region.
Vietnam Railways Corporation said that infrastructure management forces are on duty 24/7 at key points to check, handle flooding, landslides and urgently restore the line. Train safety is given top priority before allowing operations to resume.
The railway industry will continue to update weather and flood developments to adjust train schedules. Passengers are advised to follow information from the station before traveling to avoid delays.
Source: https://baolaocai.vn/duong-sat-huy-41-doan-tau-khach-do-anh-huong-lu-lut-tai-nam-trung-bo-post887378.html
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