According to Taiwan's China Times News Network, strong earthquakes occurred in Hualien County and Taitung County in Taiwan recently. The Xinxiu Guluanxi Bridge between Taiwan Railway Yuli Station and Dongli Station was seriously damaged, with the bridge displacement of 20 to 100

Source: Global Network

[ Global Network report] According to Taiwan's China Times News Network, strong earthquakes occurred in Hualien County and Taitung County a day ago. The Xinxiu Guluanxi Bridge between Taiwan Railway Yuli Station and Dongli Station was seriously damaged, with the bridge displacement of 20 to 100 cm. Wang Guocai, head of the Taiwan Transportation Administration, confirmed on the evening of the 20th that it may take 6 months to repair it. According to reports, Huadong transportation has entered a dark period and people have complained continuously.

reported that a strong earthquake on September 18 caused damage to many tracks of Taiwan Railway. The latest report of TAI Railway stated that about 40 electric poles of the Xinxiu Guluanxi Bridge were broken, 50 cm of tilt lifted up in front of the abutment, piers raised, abutment skewed, and bridge displacement was 20 to 100 cm. The Taiwan Railway Bureau’s Engineering Department conducted on-site investigation on the 19th, and the engineering consulting company conducted an investigation and confirmation of the degree of damage on the 20th, and was scheduled to submit a report next week. Taiwan Railway Bureau said that when will it be connected, it will be necessary to wait for the evaluation report to be released.

Huadong Railway was interrupted. Wang Guocai said recently that it may take more than one month to resume traffic. According to reports, it is understood that Taiwan Railway and engineering consulting technicians went to the site for investigation in the past two days and were not optimistic. From Hualien to Taitung, 11 places along the railway were impacted by earthquakes, causing the rails to bend and deform. Among them, the situation of Xinxiu Guluanxi Bridge is the least optimistic, and it may take several months to repair it. Wang Guocai confirmed on the evening of the 20th that it may take 6 months to repair it.

reported that a strong earthquake hit Huadong Railway Transportation. Although Taiwan's transportation authorities launched "train-like (i.e. shuttle buses)", an average of 1 bus per hour. If the seats are full or missed, you have to wait at least 1 hour. Holidays may be more time-consuming. Huadong Railway Transportation has entered a dark period, and people complained.

Some netizens left a message on Facebook saying, "It's hard to get tired now"; "The commuter is about to collapse." ↓

Some netizens said, "There is a train, it's okay." Someone quickly replied, "I don't know if there are any trains that can make real trains go!" ↓