The Division of Transport and Telecommunications within the Bío Bío Area introduced it Railway bridge operation shall be resumed Nonetheless, after favorable measurements, It is not going to be used for passenger companies this Wednesday. As detailed within the contingency plan.
Allow us to do not forget that a big quantity Workers of the State Railway Firm (EFE) throughout the nation are shocked, Following the tragic accident wherein a passenger prepare (which was being examined) and a freight convoy collided at San Bernardo, killing 2 individuals.
On account of the mobilisation, passenger companies are intermittent and barely working 50% of its capability is within the Bío Bío area. The same scenario exists in Santiago and Valparaiso.
Additionally, operations have been suspended on the railway bridge over the Bío Bío River, which connects the communes of Concepción and San Pedro de la Paz, Elevated circulation because of intense rain. This measure was taken based mostly on the EFE Sur safety protocol, which is used every time The water stage is greater than 4 thousand cubic meters per second.
On this method, the operation of passenger and items trains will proceed It was suspended on the bridge 13 days in the past.
On this context, at present’s Tuesday afternoon ceremony Transport and Telecommunication Within the Zone introduced the reopening of the railway bridge, Since “The measurements have been carried out within the context of the protection protocol for the railway bridge over the Bío Bío River “Constructive outcomes have been seen”,
Nonetheless, the authority additionally said that “given The mobilization of EFE activists will proceedContingency measures introduced by each EFE Sur and the Sármí de Transportes y Telecomunicações, will stay in drive.”
In clear phrases, this could imply that the reopening of the bridge would permit freight trains to move, however not passengers, in accordance with the transport contingency plan introduced for this Wednesday.
And as detailed by the ministry in Gran Concepción, Trains on Line 2 will function each quarter-hour between Juan Pablo Segundo and Coronel. Masking 50% of the traditional daytime demand throughout peak hours. El Corto Laja could have an AM service from Talcahuano to Laja.
On Tuesday and Wednesday of final week, checks have been carried out on the viaduct which didn’t reveal any anomalies within the infrastructure and dominated out any structural issues. Nonetheless, regardless of the above, the suspension of prepare transit was maintained as a result of weekend rains.