The North-South railway section through Quang Tri has opened to traffic.

After more than 2 days of repairing landslides and moving the railway tracks due to storm Tra Mi, the North-South railway section through Quang Tri was reopened to traffic at 5:00 p.m. this afternoon (October 29).

Vietnam Railway Corporation said that passenger train SE6 passed through Tien An and Sa Lung stations (Quang Tri) safely.

Before passenger trains resumed operation, the railway industry conducted a test run of the first freight train at 3:30 p.m. the same day.

This is the section of the North-South railway damaged by floodwaters after storm Tra Mi. Immediately after the damage occurred, the railway sector mobilized many equipment, materials and more than 150 officers and workers to urgently repair the heavily eroded railway section south of Sa Lung station (Vinh Linh district).

Passengers on train SE6 through Quang Tri this afternoon. Photo: T. Nhung

Previously, on the evening of October 27, floodwaters rose and overflowed the North-South railway line through Quang Tri province. To ensure train safety, railway units blocked the Sa Lung - Tien An section and organized passenger transfers from Dong Ha station ( Quang Binh ) to Dong Hoi station (Quang Tri) and vice versa.

On the morning of October 28, after the water receded, it washed away rocks, eroded the roadbed, and shifted rails in the section Km 587+800 - Km 588+000, Km 588+500 - Km 588+900 of Sa Lung bridge area. The incident affected more than 2,400 passengers.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/duong-sat-bac-nam-doan-qua-quang-tri-da-thong-tau-2336882.html