MTR Causeway Bay Station yesterday (3rd) evening when a train door slipped away. Train services on the Island Line were severely disrupted for nearly three hours, including forced blasts in Admiralty, Causeway Bay and North Point.
The MTR stated that the reason for the lock-up after investigation was that the billboard component was displaced and hit the car door, which caused it to fall off. According to the pictures and schematic diagram provided by the MTR, the component was originally opened inward against the tunnel wall, but it was suspected to be outward at the time of the incident. Turn over and hit the bottom of the car door.
The MTR said in the evening that the displaced components were located under the advertising board involved. The design itself allowed the staff to open the advertising board toward the tunnel wall to replace the posters. After the accident, the MTR components shifted.
According to the pictures and schematic diagrams provided by the MTR, the component was a movable panel, which was originally opened inward against the tunnel wall, but it was suspected to be turned outward when the incident occurred and hit the bottom of the car door.
MTR stated that it will conduct in-depth investigations in three directions: component design, advertising board operation and operating procedures, and equipment status.
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MTR train operations and local railway manager Huang Kunwei stated on a radio program this morning that after investigation after the train was received last night, the reason for the lock was due to the displacement of the billboard component and the collision of the door causing the door to fall off. It was ruled out that it was related to the train. The advertising lightbox of the incident was replaced by the contractor last Thursday.
Huang Kunwei pointed out that besides dismantling the related components that are suspected of causing the accident, other types of light boxes across the entire line have also been fully inspected and will be reported to relevant government departments as soon as possible.
Mr. Wu Wei-hung, the manager of the MTR Car Service Project, pointed out that the large billboards involved can be used to place light box advertisements or put large sticker advertisements. Together with the billboards involved, there are a total of 8 billboards of the same type, located in 4 of them. station.
▼On December 2nd, the MTR had a rare and serious accident with the door flying off ▼
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