On February 20th, the G 17 1 1 train from Tianjin West to Xi 'an North was supposed to leave Zhengzhou East Station at 20: 14, but it was not until 20: 43 in the evening that the train received the instruction to leave Zhengzhou East Station. Affected by this, the 6-inch high-speed railway from Zhengzhou east to Xi 'an North was also delayed to varying degrees.
Zhang Lei, deputy stationmaster of Zhengzhou East Railway Station of Zhengzhou Railway Bureau: Because I don't know the specific reasons for the delay, the passengers waiting for the bus are still in a hurry. After our appeasement, those who can change their tickets and those who can't are still waiting in the waiting room.
It turned out that due to the windy weather, at about 2 pm on February 20, about 8 kilometers away from Zhengzhou East Station, a 3-meter-long plastic sheet suddenly fell to the Zhengzhou-Xi high-speed rail contact network. According to the on-site judgment of the high-speed rail power supply personnel, the floating position of this plastic sheet will not affect the safe operation of the high-speed rail for the time being. In order not to cause a large backlog of passengers, the railway department has taken measures to issue departure instructions under the supervision of high-speed rail power supply safety officers.
Yong Yang, safety officer of Zhengzhou East High-speed Railway Power Supply Workshop of Zhengzhou Railway Bureau: If the car was detained (handled) at that time, it would definitely take a long time, resulting in a backlog of passengers and the suspension of vehicles, which had a great impact. Only when the train is empty can it be processed online.
At 8 o'clock in the evening, there was a long running gap in the high-speed rail of Zhengzhou East Station. While removing the plastic cloth hanging on the catenary, the staff monitored the safe operation of the inbound and outbound trains in real time.
It is understood that if this plastic sheet is wound on the catenary of the high-speed rail, it may affect the normal power supply of the pantograph of the train, causing the train to stop suddenly and even causing a bigger accident.