Taiwan Railways Eastern Line Power Equipment Failure Temporarily Halts Service Between Ruiyuan and Luye

(Central News Agency reporter Yu Xiaohan, Taipei, April 26) Taiwan Railways experienced a power failure incident around 8 PM today, leading to a temporary interruption of service on the Eastern Line between Ruiyuan and Luye. Following emergency repairs by Taiwan Railways, service was restored at 9:43 PM, and normal operations resumed.

According to a notification from Taiwan Railways, due to a power equipment failure around 8 PM today, the Eastern Line between Ruiyuan and Luye became impassable, causing train delays and damage to the pantographs of three Tze-Chiang Limited Express trains.

After emergency repairs by Taiwan Railways, the situation was resolved, and train services resumed at 9:43 PM. (Editor: Xiao Bowen) 1150426