Partial operations resume on landslide-hit rail trackBy Shelley Shan / Staff reporterTwo-way operations on a single Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) track between Rueifang (瑞芳) and Houtong (猴硐) stations in New Taipei City partially resumed yesterday for the first time since a massive landslide on Nov. 4. The agency managed to clear the debris on the east mainline of the track by 9pm on Sunday. A Taiwan Railways Administration train yesterday passes along a section of track between Rueifang and Houtong stations in New Taipei City. Trains operating through the damaged section of the line must observe a 40kph speed limit, and the TRA has installed monitoring instruments along the line to ensure the safety of train operations, Lin said. The TRA yesterday canceled five train services that had been scheduled to travel through the section, but all services are expected to resume today, he said.

Source: Taipei Times December 14, 2020 15:56 UTC