SRT Operations Disrupted for Second Day Due to Power Supply Cut Incident

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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dong-hyun] The Suseo High-Speed Railway (SRT) trains, which experienced disruptions due to a power outage on the tracks the previous day (30th), continued to face operational difficulties for the second day.

According to SR, the SRT operator, an electrical supply failure occurred around 5:03 PM on the 30th in the Tongbok Tunnel section between Cheonan-Asan Station in Chungnam and Jije Station in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi on the SRT up line. With the up line blocked, trains on both the up and down lines had to share a single track, causing delays in train operations. Power supply was restored around 11:20 PM, five hours later. However, over 150 trains, including 110 KTX and 45 SRT trains, experienced delays of up to 2 hours and 10 minutes during the seven-hour disruption.

The impact of the incident continued into the following day. More than half of the 32 SRT train sets, 18 in total, experienced disruptions, leading to a reduction in SRT Gyeongbu Line train operations.

As of noon that day, 17 train services were canceled. The composite trains (cars 1?8 + 11?18), which can carry more passengers, were reduced to single trains (car 18) for operation. This caused train delays of up to 54 minutes.

Meanwhile, Korail urgently provided two KTX train sets to SR for support.

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