Solution to the problem of Hanoi - Thai Nguyen railway foundation

VTV.vn - Floodwaters have washed away about 50m of the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen railway in Trung Gia commune, Hanoi. Repair work is being quickly deployed.

The Hanoi - Thai Nguyen railway line is paralyzed after intense floodwaters swept away about 50 meters of roadbed through Trung Gia commune, Hanoi, causing railway transport to be interrupted.

The Hanoi - Thai Nguyen railway line had its foundation washed away by floodwaters.

The incident occurred at around 2:00 p.m. on October 9, due to the impact of the historic flood that is taking place in the northern mountainous provinces and the Red River Delta. The incident occurred at Km17 in Trung Gia commune (formerly Soc Son district) on the Hanoi - Thai Nguyen route. Floodwaters caused flooding and erosion of the railway bed with a length of 700 m to about 1 km. Of which, the longest eroded section was about 35 - 40 m and the remaining 2 sections had about 15 m of roadbed eroded below the rail. Strong floodwaters also washed the roadbed about 3 - 4 m deep.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tam, Director of Ha Thai Railway Joint Stock Company, confirmed the serious incident. "At 2 p.m. the same day, due to strong flood currents, about 30 meters of railway bed through Trung Gia commune (in Soc Son district, Hanoi) was completely washed away, leaving only the upper rail track," said Mr. Tam.

In addition to the main landslide, floodwaters also affected and damaged nearly 1km of other railway in Trung Gia commune.

Floodwaters also caused landslides and damaged nearly 1km of another railway in Trung Gia commune.

The Hanoi - Thai Nguyen railway only operates for freight trains, so when an incident occurs, it does not greatly affect train operations.

Mr. Dang Sy Manh (left of photo), Chairman of the Board of Members of Vietnam Railway Corporation , went directly to the site and directed the remedial plan.

On the morning of October 10, Mr. Dang Sy Manh, Chairman of the Board of Members of Vietnam Railway Corporation, went directly to the site and directed the remedial plan. To avoid flooding impacts on people in the downstream area, the initial remedial plan is to use boulders to block the flow of floodwater, expected to be completed tomorrow, October 11.

As of 2:00 p.m. this afternoon, the water level at the incident site is slowly receding, with the water level recorded to have dropped about 15-20 cm compared to yesterday (October 9).

Source: https://vtv.vn/phuong-an-khac-phuc-su-co-nen-duong-sat-ha-noi-thai-nguyen-100251010110825052.htm