The section between Yuli and Fuli on the Huadong Line of the Taiwan Railway was interrupted by the September 18 earthquake. After emergency repairs by the Taiwan Railway Bureau, traffic resumed today.

(Provided by Taiwan Railways)

[Reporter Chen Xinyu/Taipei Report] The Yuli-Fuli section of the Huadong Line of the Taiwan Railway was interrupted by the 918 earthquake. The hardest-hit Xinxiu Guluanxi Iron Bridge had displacement of 15 bridge span girders. transport.

The Taiwan Railway Administration stated that the first train 401 (Taroko) to pass through today’s resumption departed at 5:00 am and arrived at Taipei Station on time at 8:42 am, and the resumption was smooth.

The Taiwan Railway Administration stated that due to the strong earthquake on the Yuli-Fuli section of the Taiwan Railway, the upper structure of the Xinxiu Guluanxi Bridge was displaced, the Dongli Station platform and the Lelexi bridge piers were damaged, multiple tracks were deformed, and Haozhi power equipment was damaged. The main line to and from Taitung was interrupted.

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Wang Zhaoxian, head of the Public Works Department of the Taiwan Railway Bureau, said that today's monitoring data is normal, but the speed of the train will be reduced to 80 kilometers when passing the Xinxiu Guluanxi Bridge in the first two months. , running smoothly, if the monitoring data is normal, the speed can be increased to normal driving speed after about 1 to 2 months.