China News Service, Xining, January 23 (Qi Zengbei, Qilin, Wu Haiqiong) The reporter learned from China Railway Qinghai-Tibet Group Co., Ltd. The public works section immediately carried out dynamic and static inspections of the bridge equipment between Keke and Oulongshan on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
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At 10:21 on January 23, 2022, an earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred in Delingha City, Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province (38.44°N, 97.37E), with a focal depth of 8 kilometers and a distance of 124 kilometers from the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Delingha Station. The tremor was felt strongly in Delingha.
After the earthquake, the Delingha Depot of Qinghai-Tibet Group Corporation immediately launched a three-level emergency plan, stopped 2 trains (passengers) on the way, blocked the up and down lines between Keke and Oulongshan, and notified all stations in the tube to drive to the station. The equipment is fully covered and checked, and the passengers who are ready to take the train from Delingha Station have been answered questions about train delays and their emotions have been comforted in real time.
The picture shows the employees of Qinghai-Tibet Group Co., Ltd. comforting passengers.
Photo courtesy of Qinghai-Tibet Group Corporation
At the same time, in order to ensure driving safety, the Delingha Works Section of Qinghai-Tibet Group Corporation immediately organized the cadres and workers of the Delingha Bridge and Tunnel Workshop, Delingha Line Workshop, Keke Line Workshop, and Lianhu Line Workshop to conduct a survey on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Keke to Europe. Longshan section line bridge equipment for dynamic and static inspection.
At 11:13 a.m. that day, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway resumed trains between Keke and Oulong Mountain, with a speed limit of 45 kilometers per hour. All work at Delingha Station was carried out normally, and the dynamic and static inspection of line bridge equipment was still underway.
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