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Written by: Chen Jingqi
2020-05-29 22:47
Last update date: 2020-05-29 22:47The section near the Admiralty Station on the South Island Line of the MTR today (29th) at 7 p.m. due to water accumulation, which caused a delay of nearly 1 hour in the direction of the road section involved. The staff needed to repair it to return to normal.
"Hong Kong 01" received photos of the water seepage on the above road section and found that the train was about 20 meters long from the road section in front of the buried station of Admiralty Station.
Ni Xueren, a senior civil engineer, said that the relevant situation is relatively rare, and it is expected that the greater chance is that the nearby water pipe burst or the facility seeps.
Driving service delayed by more than 50 minutes
At 7:26 tonight, the MTR stated that from 7:15, there was water in the track area near the Admiralty Station of the South Island Line, which resulted in the delay of the maintenance service of the South Island Line between Haiyi Peninsula Station and Admiralty Station. After more than 50 minutes to 8:05, the party returned to normal. As for the reason for the accumulation of water in the rail area, MTR stated that the specific situation is still understood.
"Hong Kong 01" received a photo of the road section involved. The source said that the seepage section is about to enter the area near the Admiralty Station of the South Island Line. It can be seen from the photo that the rail area is flooded and there is a flow of dripping water.
Another source revealed that in the past, water accumulation has occurred on rails from time to time. When a certain level is reached, relevant personnel will be responsible for pumping up the water accumulation. However, there is water accumulation on the relevant road sections, which may even cause a delay in driving. It is estimated that due to the influence of the water accumulation on the equipment on the rails, the signal system cannot be operated as usual. It is necessary to change the manual operation of the train to drive the line, resulting in delayed train service. However, the source continued that the relevant situation does not affect driving safety.
The section near the Admiralty Station on the South Island Line of the MTR today (29th) at 7 p.m. due to water accumulation, which caused a delay of nearly 1 hour in the direction of the road section involved. The staff needed to repair it to return to normal. (Profile picture / Photograph by Liang Pengwei)
Ni Xueren, a senior civil engineer, reviewed the photos and stated that it is rare for train services to be obstructed due to water seepage on the rails. However, there is no wall or ceiling leakage in the area involved, and it is estimated that the greater chance is that the water pipe is ruptured due to the burst of the hose or the leakage of the relevant underground facilities.
He continued that the Admiralty Station of the South Island Line is a reclamation section, and it is also possible that the "tunnel will pass through" or that the connection between the tunnels and the tunnels will cause the current situation. However, he pointed out that the related leakage threatened the safety risk of driving, because the train design also considered the rainstorm situation in the open air section, and if the relevant structure had problems, it was not difficult to repair, but the MTR must investigate and improve as soon as possible.
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