Improvements Allow More Trains to Pass Bridge

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 ◆ Improvements Allow More Trains to Pass Bridge

Improvements of a railway line linking two railways now enables more trains to cross the Bahe River, since a railway bridge was washed away by floodwaters on June 9, sources said on June 16.

The bridge on the Lianyungang-Urumqi railway was washed away and another bridge on a nearby railway is employed to take trains from line. But the conditions of the line linking the two railways can not meet the needs.

The ensure smooth traffic before reconstruction of the wash-away bridge is completed, railway workers made some major improvements in the link line, which came to an end at 9:00 in the morning.

This can now increase the daily number of trains from 106 to 172 to pass the bridge, with the speed rising from 50 kilometers an hour to 80 kilometers, sources said.

The reconstructed Bahe River railway bridge, near Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, is expected to open to traffic in September this year, when transport on the Lianyungang-Urumqi railway will return to normal.

The Lianyungang-Urumqi railway is one of the four major arterial railways in China, and the Xi'an section is a communication hub linking China's western region with the northern and eastern parts of the country.