At the end of last year, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail, which opened to traffic across the board, hit the worst accident so far in the day before. The train arrived late in the afternoon the day before yesterday and there were trains delayed by more than four hours. A large number of passengers were trapped and hungry in the car. According to reports, the reason for this delay was a lightning strike that caused a blackout on the contact network.

● Passengers complain

Late on the grid, there was not enough food on the car. The netizen named “@Mars No. 9 Mars” claimed that he had returned to Guangzhou on the G531 train yesterday. He did not expect that the train was scheduled to arrive at Guangzhou South Railway Station at 5:46 pm and arrived at 5:39. The time-sharing was still in Chenzhou. The radio on the vehicle said that it was affected by thunderstorms in front of it three times and the train was delayed. At 7pm, he was still trapped in the car. He complained that the train was almost three hours late. The phone had been charged but it was almost dead. The notebook also had no electricity. The microblogging brushed the toilet. The lined up at the door, starved to death!"

Mr. Xu was one of the sad reminders. He had an important reception at 6.30pm. According to the original timetable, the train could have arrived at 5:46pm. In order to save time, he left when he left Guangzhou. The car parked at Guangzhou South Railway Station. I didn't expect the train to stop at Zhangzhou every evening at 7 o'clock. The water and bread of the dining car were all snatched away. “It really is a cold and hunger war. After that, we can no longer believe in the high-speed rail. Nothing is reliable.” At 8:45 pm, Xu told reporters that the train had already started. The radio said that it would arrive at Guangzhou South Railway Station in about half an hour.

Xin Express reporter learned that many trains were delayed more than an hour yesterday. The passengers who returned to Shenzhen on the G821 train made complaints about Weibo. The station changed the starting time of trains lately, changing from 120 minutes late to 210 minutes. “Late time is beyond patience.” Travellers said that it is the problem of hunger that trains are so uncomfortable for such a long time. Many passengers on the bus are planning to arrive at the station for dinner. There was no dry food on the person's body. The food on the dining car had long been swept away.

● official statement

Affecting traffic materials Since 2 o'clock in the morning, trains have been delayed and passengers have been in a hurry and have issued micro-blogs. They condemned the railway authorities for not clearly explaining the reasons. The reporter noticed that the official Weibo of the Guangzhou Railway was being appeased one by one and explained the reasons for each of the microblogs that they saw on the matter: “Pro-lightning strikes caused the contact network to lose power, and the railway department is in urgent need to rescue.” Everyone will reply "Troublesome food, come on, pro..."

The Guangzhou Railway Group reported last night that yesterday afternoon, at 3:46 pm, the faulty power supply of the contact network in the east section of Zhangzhou West to Lechang took place. At 7:22 pm, the equipment was removed. Affected by this, many trains such as G1129, G821, G71, D1024, and G1138 appeared to be late in different degrees. After the failure of the contact network power outage, the railway department immediately launched an emergency plan. The affected time is expected to continue until 2 a.m. today.

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Under normal circumstances, the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway from Beijing to Zhengzhou, the fastest 8 hours from Beijing to Guangzhou, was formally opened on December 26 last year. It is connected with the previously opened Zhengzhou-Wuhan section and Wuhan-Guangzhou section, and the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail line runs through. To achieve the world's longest operating high-speed railway, the fastest trip from Beijing to Guangzhou takes only 8 hours.

This delay was followed by another serious late accident after the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail link after the high-speed rail delay on December 29 last year. At that time, due to rain, snow, and strong winds all over Hubei, Henan, and Hebei, the Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed rail was forced to run at a slower speed, and the longest delay was 190 minutes. It is understood that high-speed rails are most afraid of strong winds and thunderstorms. In many cases, large areas are delayed due to these two weather conditions.