Restoring the North-South railway line through Hue

(Chinhphu.vn) - At 5:00 a.m. this morning (October 31), Binh Tri Thien Railway Joint Stock Company restored and opened the North-South railway line through Hue city.

Trains are back in operation with a speed limit of 5 km/h, ensuring absolute safety for trains passing through the area - Photo: VNR

Information from Vietnam Railway Corporation said that at 5:00 a.m. this morning (October 31), Binh Tri Thien Railway Joint Stock Company restored and opened the North-South railway line through Hue city.

Trains are re-operated with a speed limit of 5 km/h, ensuring absolute safety for trains passing through the area.

It is known that early this morning, the water level has receded below the railway bed.

Previously, many sections passing through Hue city had rocks washed away by floodwaters, leaving the rails exposed and the roadbed unstable. On the night of October 30, hundreds of railway officials and workers were mobilized to work overtime overnight, urgently reinforcing, adding materials, and checking the stability of the railbed, in order to promptly reopen the line. At 6:30 a.m. on October 31, the train carrying rocks from Sy Hien station was arranged to Van Xa station to test the track and add rocks to the washed-out and damaged areas.

Thus, after 3 days of congestion, the entire North-South railway line has basically been cleared, except for the SE5/6 and SE9/10 trains which are still temporarily suspended due to the impact of the previous schedule adjustment. During the time the route was cut off, the railway industry organized the safe transport of passengers through the flooded area.

From 4 p.m. on October 27, the railway section through Hue city was flooded 0.15-0.2 m high, forcing the railway industry to block the route. At the same time, the water level of the Huong River rose close to the bottom of the Bach Ho and Da Vien bridge girders, only 0.1 m away. To protect the project, Binh Tri Thien Railway Joint Stock Company dispatched two trains carrying a total of 1,150 tons of stone from Dong Hoi ( Quang Tri ) and Huong Thuy (Hue) to block the two bridges, increasing the load to prevent the risk of being swept away by floodwaters.

At 10:00 a.m. on October 29, when the Huong River water level was 1.2 m above the bottom of the bridge girder, the company withdrew two trains to Hue station. However, only 8 hours later, the Huong River flood rose again, only 0.04 m above the bottom of the girder, so the unit had to send two trains back to the bridge and move the train off the bridge on the morning of October 30 to serve the railway line.

Phan Trang

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