On the evening of December 14, a train accident occurred on the Changping Line of the Beijing Subway. The Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission issued an announcement on the 15th. As of 23:00 on the 14th, a total of 515 people had been sent to the hospital for examination, 102 of whom suffered fractures, and no one died. As of 6:00 a.m. on the 15th, 423 people had been discharged from hospital, and 25 people were hospitalized for observation. , 67 people were hospitalized.
The Beijing Transportation Commission also pointed out that according to a preliminary investigation, the cause of the accident was a sliding track in the snow, which caused the signal of the vehicle in front to degrade and emergency braking. rear-ended the car in front.
Information about the accident first leaked out in the form of a short video on WeChat. In one of the short videos, a group of passengers stood at the junction of the carriages of a subway train. Another carriage that was supposed to be connected to it has been separated from the carriage and is located at least ten meters away. The photographer of the short video said, “The subway I took was broken into two halves, and I am X.” There is also a short video uploaded by Xiaohongshu blogger “Shu Buzi” that shows: The power at the front of a train has been cut off, and the cab door It had been opened and there were signs of impact inside. At least three passengers fell to the ground. Firefighters carrying flashlights were inquiring about injuries and providing rescue services.
At 21:26, the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission issued a notice introducing the incident. It pointed out that at 18:57 that day, “a train car detached from the upstream section of Xierqi Station-Life Science Park Station on the Changping Line and was forced to stop.” The notice also stated that firefighting, ambulance and other departments responded immediately and launched rescue operations. “Currently, more than 30 people have been found injured and no one died.”
Around 23:00, the Beijing Subway Companysocial mediaIssue an apology. He said, “We deeply apologize for the accident on the Changping Line tonight. The subway company will do its best to deal with the aftermath. Passengers who have left on their own during the rescue and evacuation process can contact the subway company at any time if they feel unwell afterwards, and we will I will bear the corresponding treatment and recovery costs. I apologize to you again.”
The Changping Line is located in the northwest of Beijing, from Xitucheng Station in Haidian District to Changping Xishankou Station in Changping District. It has a total length of 43.2 kilometers and a total of 18 stations. It is mainly an above-ground line. The section from Xierqi Station to Life Science Park Station involved in the accident was completed and put into use in 2010.
According to a notice from the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, the train involved in the accident was traveling “upward”, that is, traveling from the city to the suburbs during the evening rush hour.
On December 14, 2023, a decoupling accident occurred on a train on the Changping Line of the Beijing Metro.Picture: Online picture
A woman working in Haidian District was on another Changping Line off-line train between Xierqi Station and Life Science Park Station when the incident occurred. She told reporters that the train she was on suddenly stopped and lost power and heating when the incident occurred. A few minutes later, the train safety officer informed passengers that there was a train accident nearby and that all passengers needed to get off the train and evacuate to the nearest station on foot.
She said she got off the bus and walked about 100 meters before seeing the accident train. Due to the heavy snowfall and low visibility and dark light, it was impossible to determine the specific cause of the accident at the scene. It can only be judged that none of the carriages derailed or overturned, but three or four carriage connections were “not in normal condition”; two of them were completely detached as shown in the online video, more than ten meters apart, and there were several connections between the carriages. “Either squeeze together, or get a few meters apart.”
She also pointed out that there were several passengers lying on the ground at the scene waiting for rescue. Several of them had obvious fractures according to visual inspection, and some of the injured were screaming. Passengers who were not injured walked several kilometers along the emergency passage beside the railway track to evacuate at Xierqi Station. “There were many emergency rescue personnel carrying stretchers rushing to the scene on the road.”
According to her, it could be seen that the section from Qinghe Station to Life Science Park Station had been cut off at that time. Passengers had to get off the bus and walk several kilometers in heavy snow to reach Life Science Park Station or Qinghe Station before leaving.
This is the first similar accident in the Beijing subway in recent years.Shenzhen Metro had an accident on October 15, 2023 that caused the joints of the carriages to deform.Train shaking accident.At that time, passengers also needed toEvacuate on foot。
In the past two decades, subway construction in mainland China has advanced by leaps and bounds.Industry reportsIt means that the length of urban rail transit operating lines in China has soared from 444 kilometers in 2005 to 10,287 kilometers in 2022. However, as the length of lines continues to expand, discussions on the benefits and operating costs of urban heavy rail transit systems, including subways, have also begun to emerge.In 2023 alone, there will be reports aboutShanghai MetroandKunming subway wages in arrearsrumors and discussions.haveonlineThe article pointed out that among the subway systems that have been opened, few subway companies can achieve profitability. Most of them rely on subsidies and face losses.
There is data pointing out, the operating cost of Beijing Subway has reached 14.31 yuan per person in 2022, and the average fare paid per person is 4.6 yuan. “The per capita operating cost is about three times the per capita fare.” There are rumors that Beijing subway prices may increase in 2024. Previously, subways in many cities such as Guangzhou have adjusted fares upward in 2023 or reduced the scope of preferential subway policies.Subways in many places have also implemented “cost reduction and efficiency improvement”: such asHangzhou MetroIt was accused of changing some escalators to limited hours; the Beijing SubwayReplace some lighting fixturesto save maintenance and energy costs.At the monthly work review meeting held by the Beijing Municipal Party Committee on December 6, Beijing Metro Corporationexpress“The goal of cost reduction and efficiency improvement has been exceeded,” but there are still deficiencies in aspects such as “train operation safety management.”
Subway safety is also an issue that has arisen many times in recent years.The most serious subway accident in China in recent years was the subway during heavy rain in Zhengzhou in July 2021Flooding accident, causing 14 passengers to drown. Later reports stated that the subway company illegally changed the design of a parking lot, which reduced the quality of the construction of the subway’s water retaining wall, and that extreme weather led to the accident.During the heavy rainstorm in September 2023, Shenzhen Metro’s Luohu Station, Laojie Station, and Guomao Station were also blocked.flood immersionresulting in a multi-day outage, but the official did not report specific losses in the media.
In fact, the operation and maintenance of urban heavy-duty rail systems have always been common problems around the world. Rail transit systems such as the London Underground and the New York Subway are facing various maintenance and loss problems.MTR trains will also appear at Central Station in 2019Collisionand East Rail Line trainsderailmentMay 2023, also occurred in Taichung, TaiwanMRT train hit by tower craneresulting in 1 death and 10 injuries.
The Beijing subway accident coincided with heavy snowfall. The Beijing Subway Company hadmake an announcementIt said that it will increase the frequency density between the 13th and 15th, and increase the morning peak operation period and evening peak operation period by 1.5 hours and 1 hour respectively. In order to cope with the increased passenger flow and the weather impact caused by heavy snow, the subway company also conducted a comprehensive overhaul and maintenance of vehicle equipment and facilities on the 12th.
(Updated on December 15, 2023: The Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission reported on the 15th the number of injured and the cause of the accident.)
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