After two days of disruption due to heavy rains and storms, the North-South railway section passing through Vinh Linh, Quang Tri province, resumed operations on the afternoon of October 29.
The North-South railway, through Quang Tri province, has resolved the problem and opened for traffic on the afternoon of October 29. Photo: VNA
According to a representative from Vietnam Railways Corporation, Binh Tri Thien Railway Joint Stock Company, along with other railway units, mobilized equipment and hundreds of workers from Quang Tri, Thua Thien Hue, and Quang Binh to repair the damaged and eroded railway section through Quang Tri province.
By the afternoon of October 29, officials had mostly completed repairs between Sa Lung and Tien An stations. specifically, the first freight train withdrew from Sa Lung station at 3:33 PM to test the track. After the HH15 freight train reached Tien An station, Binh Tri Thien Railway Joint Stock Company requested that the HH10 freight train departed from Tien An station for additional inspection, after which the SE6 passenger train would be allowed to resume. By approximately 5:00 PM that same day, the North-South railway line was officially reopened. Initially, trains are limited to a speed of 5 km/h on this section.
Previously, on October 27, due to the impact of Typhoon Trami, floodwaters rose and overflowed the North-South railway line near the Sa Lung bridge in Vinh Linh district, Quang Tri province. This caused two sections of the railway, totaling more than 1.3 kilometers, to shift downstream from the original alignment by 3-3.9 meters.
During the repair period, Hanoi and Saigon Railway Joint Stock Companies arranged for the transfer of 4,574 passengers across 17 trains and provided free meals and beverages for passengers affected by delays.
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Source: Vietnam Insider