Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/19
By: Huang Kuo-fang and Elizabeth Hsu
Taipei, Sept. 19 (CNA) The Alishan Forest Railway in southern Taiwan will continue its suspension of
Clearing of rocks blocking the railway. (Photo courtesy of the Taiwan Railways Administration)
runs on its main line Tuesday because of the difficulty and slow pace in removing rocks that blocked the tracks during landslides caused by heavy rain.
The administration of the forest railway announced the suspension of services Monday, saying that its staff overseeing repair work on the forest railway discovered the debris at the main line’s 44.7 km-mark the previous day during an early morning inspection.
The railway administration said it decided immediately to close the railway and take steps to fix the problem.
Because of the rough mountainous terrain, it was difficult to get machinery to the blocked tracks, the administration said. Also, the fallen rocks are big and hard, which slowed the work of breaking them down into smaller pieces, it added. [FULL STORY]