Hong Kong train network suffers its worst ever delay – a six-hour signal failure
香港地铁几乎从不晚点，那么这次历史上最严重的晚点发生了什么？
在周二，香港地铁因为信号故障，晚点6个小时，导致几千名每天乘坐地铁上下班的人滞留在地铁站。
Hong Kong is investigating its worst train delay in the public transport system’s history, after a signalling failure of six hours left thousands of commuters stranded on Tuesday.
MTR managing director Jacob Kam Chak-pui described the incident as so unprecedented that outside experts were being brought in. The investigation should take about two months, he said.
“Since this signalling system came into operation in the late 90s, we have never encountered this unusual situation,” Kam told reporters, according to the South China Morning Post. “Not even the design and maintenance handbook mentions such a scenario.”
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The city’s rail operator said it had to operate three major lines, along with a fourth line, manually. Instead of running every two to three minutes, trains were running at 12 to 15-minute intervals, according to the MTR. Regular service of the metro system resumed around midday.
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