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The Taichung MRT Green Line was originally scheduled to open to traffic on the 19th of this month. Tickets will be skipped! Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan had promised that the Taichung MRT Green Line would be opened to traffic before the end of the year. Unexpectedly, the car connector shaft was found to be broken after 6 days of trial operation, and it was completely discontinued since the 22nd of last month. The Taipei Mass Rapid Transit Bureau contractor and Kawasaki Heavy Industries presented to the city government on Friday (11) the results of the comprehensive tests and the improvement plans. The city government immediately held an internal meeting for further interpretation. Lu Xiuyan explained it personally at 9 am this morning, bowed, apologized, and announced the cancellation. 19 At the opening ceremony of the day, “Because the cause of the breakdown has not been fully clarified, I prefer that I scold, but the safety of the public is paramount. “

Li Shanzhi from the Taichung City Legislative Affairs Office stated that according to the Taichung City MRT Office commissioned by the Taichung City Government in June 2010 to purchase MRT wagons If there is negligence in the appointment, the Taichung city government can claim compensation from the north of the Czech Republic. After the official opening date is determined, losses caused by delayed opening hours will be calculated again and compensation will be sent to the Northern Czech Republic in accordance with the law.

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Lu Xiuyan noted that the test results and the solutions proposed by the northern Czech Republic and Kawasaki Heavy Industries cannot reassure the city government. For this reason, the city government will establish a “MRT Failure Review Committee” to hire machinery, materials, railways and other domestic experts and academics. Assist the city government in professionally reviewing the reports and solutions proposed by the NorthJet Office and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. In the future, the city government will discuss the opening date after committee approval. “If there is no security, there is no opening. Even if you can be scolded, you must keep the citizens safe. Supreme.”

Transport Commissioner Ye Zhaofu explained that the central government requested that the testing of the four aspects of design, manufacture, installation and materials be expanded. Although the Beijie Office proposed that the initial cause of the fracture was a material and installation issue, it was still unable to fully clarify it.

According to the test results of the commissioned manufacturer SGS (Taiwan Inspection Technology Co., Ltd.), the standard hardness of the fractured connector shaft reduction resistance should be 931, but only 864 is detected; the tensile strength standard should be 1103, but only 1027 Regardless of whether the shrinkage strength or the tensile strength did not meet the design standards, he seriously questioned that perhaps it was not a case of the problem and asked to expand the test again.

“An MRT fault review committee will be formed in two weeks!” Ye noted that in the future, the reports submitted by the northern Czech Republic and Kawasaki Heavy Industries will be professionally reviewed by a third-party committee composed of experts and academics and strictly controlled.

Lin Zhiying, Chairman of the Zhongjie Company, emphasized that although the northern Czech Republic and Kawasaki Heavy Industries proposed to optimize the shaft design, they had reservations when the city government asked if the problem could be solved effectively, which was unacceptable. .

In addition, the original guidelines for the northern Czech Republic and Kawasaki Heavy Industries should be updated in February next year, but Lin believes that “the timetable is too optimistic.” The safety review and test run planning should be included in the operations schedule, and the northern Czech Republic and Kawasaki Heavy Industries should come up with a pragmatic proposal. Once the solution is re-planned and evaluated, the schedule will be handed over to the Central Government and the committee.

The first Green Line MRT in Taichung City, which was built over 11 years, was opened for a trial operation on November 16. At that time, Lu Xiuyan happily announced that this was the best Christmas and New Year gift for the citizens of Taichung, and also announced that Taichung would enter the city by MRT. . Unexpectedly, the test operation lasted only 6 days, and the entire line was stopped due to a major mechanical failure caused by the fracture of the connecting shaft of a train car. All 18 train cars have been fully inspected so far, and the original opening date of December 19 will be confirmed after a month of trial operation.

“Safety of life is more important than political commitment!” Yuan Heling, a professor at the National Institute of Politics and Public Affairs at Chung Hsing University, believes that Zhongjie decided to operate after an inspection by experts and academics from the Ministry of Transportation. The reason for this suspension was mechanical failure, not human negligence. The timing of resuming driving operations should be based on “professional transport machinery considerations” rather than politicized.

Yuan Heling believes that “safety is still the highest consideration for traffic!” The Lu city government must respond with caution. The evacuation plan for the New Year’s Eve party can be changed, and everyone can understand the political commitments of skipping tickets, because the most important thing is to allow people to “travel safely and return safely.” House.”

Before the Beijie Bureau and Kawasaki Heavy Industries explained the expanded test results and improvement plans to the Taichung city government on Friday afternoon, Taichung City Councilor Zhang Yaozhong alleged that the public gave the news and noted that the connecting shaft of the broken carriage was manufactured in China by an American company and the toughness was not tested. Only if it reaches the international standard, two will be broken after 6 days of trial operation. Blue and green councilors even demanded a comprehensive inspection to ensure the safety of the wagons, in order to restore public confidence in the MRT of Taichung.

The central government stated that since the content includes various data and verification values, security cannot be compromised. To be cautious, the Taichung City Government needs time to study further to understand the various data and impact levels, and to hold internal professional meetings for the safety of the entire population. In order to carry out the most rigorous controls, Lu Xiuyan, after receiving the review and improvement plan, reiterated once again that “safety” is the highest principle of traffic.

The City Government Transportation Office noted that after the MRT Green Line connector shaft broke, Taichung MRT Corporation immediately announced the suspension of the trial operation and requested the Beijie Bureau construction unit and the manufacturer original Kawasaki Heavy Industries vehicles to test all electrical multiplex connectors one by one. Axis, but because the first explanation of the Northern Czech Republic was not accepted by the Central City Government, the Central City Government requested the Northern Czech Republic to expand the tests and propose improvement plans on 30 of November. The city government will adhere to the “safe to open to traffic” principle. , Let the MRT Green Line safely resume again. (Reported by Zeng Xueqian / Taichung)

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