Typhoon Bailu: Railway departments have made a comprehensive response
Affected by typhoon Bailu, there were heavy rains or heavy rains in some areas of north-central Guangdong and South Hunan from 24 to 26 August, of which the local heavy rains in northern Guangdong, with cumulative rainfall of 300-400 mm. Starting from 18:00 on August 24, China Railway Guangzhou Bureau Group Co., Ltd. has responded to emergency response at level II of Fengtai of Hangzhou-Shenzhen Railway Bureau-Shanwei, Meishan-Longshan, Shelong and Zhanglong Railway Start-up Group Company, and at Hangzhou-Shenzhen, Meishan-Longshan, Shelong, Zhanglong, Beijing-Kowloon Railway Bureau-Huizhou, Beijing-Guangzhou, Leiyang-Guangzhou, Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway Leiyang-Guangzhou. South, Ganshao, Guiguang Passenger Special Bureau - Zhaoqing East started flood control level II emergency response. (Sanxiang Metropolitan Daily, August 24)
Typhoon Bailu (Tropical Storm Class) No. 11 this year was preceded by typhoon Haiyan, No. 30 in 2013. Haiyan was replaced by Bailu in 2015 and formed on the Northwest Pacific Ocean on August 21. It originated in the southeast direction of Hualien City, Taiwan Province. About 1 230 kilometers, the maximum wind near the center is 8 levels (18 meters per second). Typhoon "Bailu" has the characteristics of offshore generation, stable trend, crossing Taiwan into Fujian, strong influence of "Huinanfeng" and obvious influence of wave and rain.
Railway departments initiate emergency response at level II of flood control and typhoon defence, arrange all cadres and staff to go down to the scene to carry out safety responsibility insurance, perform their duties, conscientiously conduct 24-hour on-duty patrols, arrange all left-behind personnel to be on standby at any time, fully prepare emergency materials, make comprehensive emergency preparedness, and ensure iron Road transport is safe and smooth. Guangdong Coastal Railway and Fujian Coastal Railway pay close attention to the weather condition of Typhoon Bailu. According to the influence degree and route change of Typhoon, the forecast and analysis are strengthened, the train operation plan is adjusted in real time, and the information of train operation adjustment is released. The strong arrival of typhoon
"Bailu" has a wide impact, leading to the suspension or alteration of some coastal railways to the departure station. The most urgent thing is that our passengers, many trains are out of service or delayed. At this anxious moment, the vast number of passengers are invited to give railway workers more patience, understanding and waiting, because our railway fighters are rushing to repair and open the line in the face of heavy storms and rains in order to ensure the safety of the line. In the battle, in order to prevent the impact of mountain torrents and debris flows caused by typhoons on Railway lines, a minute-to-minute struggle is made for the speedy opening and safe operation of trains. In the field work of flood control and disaster relief, railway fighters have no complaints, no regrets, no complaints, no fear of suffering, no fear of tiredness, just for the safety of passengers, to ensure the safe operation of trains.
. For specific information on train operation adjustment, passengers are requested to pay close attention to the announcements of various stations, 12306 railway customer service website, and official micro-blogs and micro-letters of Guangzhou Railway Group Co., Ltd. and Nanchang Railway Group Co., Ltd. so as to timely inquire about the train outage and the latest developments, so as to ensure a reasonable safety. Scheduling. Passengers who have purchased parked train tickets can go to the window of the station with their tickets no later than 30 days from the date of parking (inclusive of that day). Passengers who have purchased tickets on 12306 website, if they have not exchanged paper tickets, can directly refund tickets on the website without charge. Passengers are requested to arrange reasonable refund time to avoid concentrating on refund at railway stations. The strong entry of typhoon
"Bailu" poses a tremendous test to the coastal railway transportation. The author believes that we must have confidence in the railway department. Parts of the railway shutdown or delays will bring a lot of inconvenience to passengers, but also adhering to the responsible attitude for passenger safety and avoiding it as far as possible. It is not easy for railway workers to understand our negative emotions. Typhoon is merciless and people are sentimental. Railway people are the best guardians of our trip. Only with them can we travel safely.
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. Author, Lieutenant Zheng