China News Network, March 31. According to the official Weibo news of the China Railway Guangzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd., at 9:01 on the 31st, after intense repairs by the railway department, the up and down lines of the landslide section of the Yinzhou section of the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway resumed operation.
Screenshot of the official Weibo of China Railway Guangzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd.
It was previously reported that at 11:40 on March 30, the T179 train carrying 654 passengers and 37 railway workers was running to the Beijing-Guangzhou line from Matianxu to Qifengdu Station in Gaotingsi Town, Yongxing County, Hunan Province During the downward section, the line collided with the line, causing the generator car to catch fire after the locomotive and the sidelines of 5 cars off the line, resulting in the unfortunate death of a railway police officer, 4 people were seriously injured, and 123 people were slightly injured.
According to public information, the T179 train is an air-conditioned express train from Jinan to Guangzhou. It departs from Jinan at 17:19 and arrives at the terminal Guangzhou at 16:30 the next day. It passes through 15 stations and has a total length of 1998 kilometers and a running time of 23 Hours and 11 minutes.
At the accident site, several excavators, rail cars, etc. accelerated repairs and rescues. Photo by Yang Huafeng