From now on, the railway will not run trains into stormy areas.

To cope with storms, from now on, Vietnam Railways will not allow trains to run into storm areas as before.

The leaders of Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) have just issued a telegram directing the response to storm No. 12. Specifically, the telegram by Deputy General Director of VNR Doan Duy Hoach requested functional units according to their functions and tasks to prepare response plans for Storm No. 12.

Units responsible for maintaining, repairing, and managing the railway information system focus on patrolling the tracks, detecting problems, and promptly repairing and remedying them.

Train operators prepare food to serve passengers during storms.

Vietnam Railways Corporation also requested professional departments to closely monitor the storm situation to advise on train operation plans, and to prevent and overcome the consequences of storms and floods.

Chairman of Vietnam Railways Vu Anh Minh said that recently, the company's Board of Directors has met to discuss and draw lessons to come up with a new response plan in case of storms and floods. This plan has been applied in some recent storms.

Specifically, from monitoring the storm situation, VNR operates trains to stop at major stations before and after the storm's landing area to proactively serve food and drinks to passengers. Passengers who need to transfer to other means of transport can still do so.

To be more proactive in response, the Corporation's leaders requested to adjust the itinerary right from the departure station (such as Hanoi and Saigon stations) so that passengers can proactively choose their route. Passengers can postpone or cancel their trip and have their tickets refunded free of charge like airlines.

For a long time, the railway industry has been running trains normally through the storm-hit area. However, many times trains have had to stop in the middle of the tracks during storms because the tracks were flooded or blocked by landslides. Serving food and drinks to customers in a sparsely populated area, not near the main station, is very difficult. Customers are not only tired and dissatisfied, but also the railway staff are more tired. "The new response plan will limit those difficulties," Mr. Minh affirmed.

According to TPO