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The East Rail Line broke down early yesterday. Members criticized the poor look and feel of the spare "bullet car", which made it difficult to deal with the accident quickly.

2022-05-25T02:23:19.358Z


The cross-sea section of the East Rail Line of the MTR entered the 10th day of operation yesterday (24th), but a train failure occurred during the morning rush hour, and the service was delayed for a time. Actual Politics Roundtable Legislative Council Member Tian Beichen and the Hong Kong New Directions Legislative Council


The cross-sea section of the East Rail Line of the MTR entered the 10th day of operation yesterday (24th), but a train failure occurred during the morning rush hour, and the service was delayed for a time.

Actual Roundtable Legislative Council Member Tian Beichen and Hong Kong New Directions Legislative Council Member Zhang Xinyu both pointed out on the RTHK program this morning (25th) that the train involved made a false report at the time of the incident and could have been moved to a shelter at Admiralty Station , but because the "bullet car" that the MTR prepared to use for overtime has been placed in the shelter, the faulty train could not be moved quickly as usual.

Zhang Xinyu said that the "bullet car" is a temporary solution rather than a permanent solution, and urged the MTR to purchase more trains to increase the frequency.


▼The situation of Dawei Station on the first working day after the opening of the cross-sea section of the East Rail Line on May 16▼


The two MPs were interviewed by Millennium Magazine this morning.

Tian Beichen criticized that the look and feel of the accident was very bad, but according to his understanding, it had nothing to do with the signal system and power supply system.

It is reported that there was a false report on the train involved, and any train may have a similar accident, but it just happened to happen on the East Rail Line. For example, the train may mistakenly issue an alarm saying that the door was not closed, so it could not walk.

▼The situation at Tai Po Market Station on the morning of the first working day after the opening of the East Rail Line crossing the sea on May 16▼


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Tian pointed out that there is a Refuge Siding at Admiralty Station, but not every station has it.

However, since the MTR is currently preparing overtime empty trains during peak hours, that is, "bullet cars", and arranges to place them in shelters, as a result, the faulty train could not be removed immediately when the accident occurred yesterday.

▼On May 15, the East Rail Crossing Section opened to traffic at the newly opened Convention and Exhibition Station, as well as a list of new facilities at Admiralty Station and Hung Hom Station▼


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Zhang Xinyu also mentioned that the above-mentioned situation occurred in the train, and he was worried whether the same batch of trains would have similar problems.

At present, people who go to Admiralty take the East Rail. Yesterday, on the train behind the train involved, the MTR took about 50 minutes to deal with the accident, which was slower than usual. It is doubtful that the "bullet car" arrangement on the side line may not be the best way. .

He believes that this move is only "to treat the symptoms and not the root cause". Although it can be convenient for passengers, the most radical solution is to buy more trains and increase the frequency of the East Rail Line.

The MTR said yesterday that at about 8:46 in the morning, after an East Rail Line train arrived at the terminal Admiralty Station to complete the pick-up and drop-off, during the turnaround in the tunnel, the train captain found that there was an equipment failure on the train and immediately notified the train control center.

After preliminary inspection and handling by engineers, the control center arranged to move the train away from the main lane. During this period, the standby train parked on the side line of Admiralty Station needs to be removed so that the faulty train can enter the side line.

The MTR continued to point out that at about 9:30, after the faulty train was removed from the main line, train services on the East Rail Line gradually returned to normal.

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Source: hk1

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