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Traffic on disrupted railway line expected to resume Monday morning
12/13/2020 11:03 AM
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Ongoing repair works on the disrupted rail line in New Taipei Sunday morning. CNA photo Dec. 13, 2020
New Taipei, Dec. 13 (CNA) Trains on a railway line in northeastern Taiwan is expected to begin running again early Monday morning, 10 days after a landslide disrupted service, Transport Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said on Sunday.
The first train will depart Ruifang Station at 5:11 a.m. Monday if repairs proceed smoothly, Lin said following an inspection of the repair work at the landslide-damaged sections of the track between Ruifang and Houtong stations in New Taipei City.
Service set to resume on TRA line
Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) trains are expected to begin running again between Taipei and Yilan County early this morning, 10 days after a landslide disrupted service, Minister of Transportation and Communications Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) said yesterday.
If repairs proceed smoothly, the first train is scheduled to depart Ruifang Station at 5:11am, Lin said following an inspection of repairs to the landslide-damaged sections of the track between New Taipei City’s Rueifang (瑞芳) and Houtong (猴硐) stations.
After days of heavy rain, a landslide on Dec. 4 caused 3,800m3 of rocks, dirt and debris to crash down on sections of the track between the two stations, triggering a suspension of service along the TRA’s northeast corridor that affected tens of thousands of travelers.