High Speed Rail Radio Intercepted, Ministry of Transportation: Review Report to be Submitted Within One Month
On April 5, Taiwan High Speed Rail's control center received an emergency alert from a maintenance radio in the Taichung section, causing three trains to make emergency stops. The Ministry of Transportation stated that a review report will be submitted within one month, and a comprehensive inventory of information and communication security will be conducted across high-speed rail and conventional railways.
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(Central News Agency reporter Yu Hsiao-tai, Taipei, 4th) On April 5, the High Speed Rail control center suddenly received an emergency alarm from a handheld radio belonging to the maintenance department in the Taichung section, causing three operational trains to make emergency stops in accordance with safety regulations. After subsequent route inspections and confirmation of safety under safety SOPs, normal operations resumed at 11:43 PM.
Legislator Ho Hsin-chun, during the review of the National Transportation Safety Council and Chunghwa Post budgets at the Legislative Yuan's Transportation Committee today, stated that while the incident has been sent for judicial investigation, internal administrative investigations must also be conducted. She asked whether the Ministry of Transportation has comprehensively reviewed the information and communication security networks of High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railways.
Deputy Minister of Transportation Wu Sheng-yuan responded that both high-speed rail and conventional railways have been inventoried, and the Railway Bureau will be instructed to supervise other MRT systems.
Wu Sheng-yuan stated that the radio parameters and other aspects will be reviewed, and a review report can be provided to the public within one month.
In addition, whether this incident was reported to the NTSC became a mystery. Taiwan High Speed Rail stated that the Railway Bureau and the NTSC were notified immediately, but the NTSC said they did not receive any notification.
NTSC pointed out that major accidents requiring notification generally include fires, derailments, collisions, or violations of operating regulations. The High Speed Rail's activation of an alarm in this case was not within the scope of mandatory reporting, and indeed no notification was received this time. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150504
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(Central News Agency reporter Yu Hsiao-tai, Taipei, 4th) On April 5, the High Speed Rail control center suddenly received an emergency alarm from a handheld radio belonging to the maintenance department in the Taichung section, causing three operational trains to make emergency stops in accordance with safety regulations. After subsequent route inspections and confirmation of safety under safety SOPs, normal operations resumed at 11:43 PM.
Legislator Ho Hsin-chun, during the review of the National Transportation Safety Council and Chunghwa Post budgets at the Legislative Yuan's Transportation Committee today, stated that while the incident has been sent for judicial investigation, internal administrative investigations must also be conducted. She asked whether the Ministry of Transportation has comprehensively reviewed the information and communication security networks of High Speed Rail and Taiwan Railways.
Deputy Minister of Transportation Wu Sheng-yuan responded that both high-speed rail and conventional railways have been inventoried, and the Railway Bureau will be instructed to supervise other MRT systems.
Wu Sheng-yuan stated that the radio parameters and other aspects will be reviewed, and a review report can be provided to the public within one month.
In addition, whether this incident was reported to the NTSC became a mystery. Taiwan High Speed Rail stated that the Railway Bureau and the NTSC were notified immediately, but the NTSC said they did not receive any notification.
NTSC pointed out that major accidents requiring notification generally include fires, derailments, collisions, or violations of operating regulations. The High Speed Rail's activation of an alarm in this case was not within the scope of mandatory reporting, and indeed no notification was received this time. (Editor: Li Heng-shan) 1150504
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