At around 20:52 local time on the 6th, a train carrying 279 passengers derailed near Yeongdeungpo station in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, causing 34 injuries.
A Chinese news agency reporter soon learned 7th local time from the consular section of the Chinese embassy in South Korea that there are currently no reports of Chinese citizens injured in the South Korean train derailment accident.
After the accident that night, Seoul’s subway line 1 was temporarily suspended. It is reported that the impact of the train derailment accident on South Korea’s transportation system is still ongoing.
Korea Railway Corporation (KORAIL) has declared 7th local time that 15 KTX and 10 ordinary trains originally scheduled to depart before 9:00 am that day will be suspended. Until the impact of the accident is completely eliminated, KTX and local trains will not stop at Yongsan Station and Yeongdeungpo Station in Seoul. KORAIL expects the repair work to be completed around 4pm on the 7th.
Affected by the accident, Seoul Metro Line 1 and Jungang Gyeongui Line are also expected to experience delays or congestion on 7 and some sections of the express trains of the Gyeongin Line of Seoul Metro Line 1 (Guro to Dong Incheon) will be suspended. Yeongdeungpo station will also be suspended. (End)
Source: Chinese News Network
Original title: 34 people injured in a train derailment in South Korea No Chinese citizens have been injured so far
This article is taken from:Wenzhou News Network 66wz.com
