The Ministry of Communications completed the survey of the five-point car of the Chiayi Suantou Sugar Factory's extended high-speed rail station today.

(Provided by the Ministry of Transportation)

[Reporter Zheng Weiqi/Taipei Report] The Ministry of Communications today (29th) completed the survey work of the five-carriage extension of the Chiayi Suantou Sugar Factory to Chiayi High Speed ​​Rail Station in accordance with the "Key Points of the Railway Transportation System Survey Work". The survey team proposed a total of 25 items. Improvement items are 5 items of "improvement items before operation", 11 items of "general attention to improvement items", and 9 items of "subsequent suggested improvement items"; as long as Taiwan Sugar Corporation completes 5 items that need to be improved before operation, it can be reported to the department for approval. Open to traffic and promote the development of local tourism.

The survey team of the Ministry of Communications is divided into three groups: civil engineering, electromechanical and operation. The survey scope is the extension of the five-point car of the Tuantou Sugar Factory to the Chiayi High Speed ​​Rail Station. Additional facilities such as 2 waiting platforms and 4 level crossings will be added.

The Ministry of Communications said that all the projects have been completed, and that the Railway Bureau and Taiwan Sugar Corporation have conducted a completion inspection and made improvements before the survey. According to point 3 of the "Key Points for Surveying and Surveying of the Railway Transportation System", it has been confirmed that the operational requirements have been met. Later, on September 2, the Ministry of Communications was reported to send personnel to conduct a survey.

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The reconnaissance work was convened by Lin Fushan, Secretary of Highways of the Ministry of Communications, and 9 experts and scholars were invited to form a reconnaissance group to conduct briefings, document inspections, on-site investigations, simulation exercises, group discussions and summary meetings.

The Ministry of Communications pointed out that today's survey simulation exercise scenario is to drive the five-minute train to the direction of Chiayi Station of the high-speed rail. When driving to the Jia 43 level crossing, a vehicle broke into the level crossing and collided with the train, causing the driver to be injured and the train to lose power. , the level crossing power supply facilities were damaged, and the relevant emergency response and passenger evacuation measures were successfully completed.

Among the matters that must be improved before the extended operation of the five-point vehicle, some distribution boxes, non-live metal parts of steel structures, and level crossing control box doors are not grounded or grounded; there is no management unit and emergency notification phone on level crossings. Notice and make sure someone is available 24 hours a day.

If the five-minute high-speed rail station is missing, there should be a warning line on the edge of the platform. There is a height difference between the power distribution box on the platform and the ground, there is no warning sign and there is an acute angle. The interpreter should remind passengers of the gap between the platform and the carriage before getting off the bus for safety reasons, etc.; the boarding area, boarding date, fare and ticket number, etc. should be marked on the ticket.

The Ministry of Transportation also said that "general attention to improvement matters" will ask Taiwan Sugar Corporation to continue to handle improvements and manage them by itself; "subsequent suggested improvement matters" will be referred to by Taiwan Sugar Corporation when handling follow-up projects or improving facilities.

The Ministry of Transportation said that Taiwan Sugar's personnel have indicated that the improvement can be made at the fastest speed available, and it is hoped that it can be completed within a month.

After the extension of the five-minute train to Chiayi High-speed Railway Station, it will connect the fastest high-speed train with the slowest five-minute train. With the tourism resources around Chiayi County, it is believed that it can create a "characteristic, interesting and topical". Featured sightseeing five-minute car route.

The Ministry of Communications completed the survey of the five-point car of the Chiayi Suantou Sugar Factory's extended high-speed rail station today.

(Provided by the Ministry of Transportation)