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Passengers bite the bullet on fast trains
By Xin Dingding (China Daily)
Updated: 2007-05-15 08:44
A number of operation failures on new bullet trains have raised public
concern about the cutting-edge technology used for speeding up many rail
routes from 160 kph to 200 kph.
In less than a month, CRH-5 bullet trains the latest in the series of
fast trains were reported to have experienced three breakdowns on the
Beijing-Changchun-Harbin line, delaying other trains.
The latest breakdown occurred Sunday morning, when bullet train D26
pulled into Beijing Railway Station at 4:30 am, 4 hours and 52 minutes
behind schedule.
After leaving Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang, the train broke down in
Siping, a city southwest of Changchun, capital of Jilin.
The air-conditioning system also broke down, and passengers suffered
suffocating heat in sealed carriages as the windows took time to open.
Each passenger was given a compensation of 200 to 250 yuan ($26 to 33)
for the "poor service" on the first-class train.
The Ministry of Railways blamed some drivers for failing to handle the
automatic protection facility properly.
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