Metro No. 1 resumes operation, Ben Thanh station is crowded with passengers

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    HCMC - Metro Line 1 resumed operations after an electrical safety system failure triggered by lightning, passengers lined up at Ben Thanh station waiting for the train.

    Vao khoang 17h25, mua lon kem giong loc va sam set da kich hoat he thong bao ve an toan dien cua toan tuyen Metro so 1. De dam bao an toan cho hanh khach, don vi van hanh quyet dinh tam dung chay tau va dua tau ve cac nha ga. Tai ga Ben Thanh, hanh khach cho hang gio de di tau.
    At around 5:25 p.m., heavy rain, thunderstorms, and lightning triggered the electrical safety protection system of the entire Metro Line 1. To ensure passenger safety, the operator decided to temporarily stop the train and bring it back to the stations. At Ben Thanh Station, passengers waited for hours to board the train.
    Hon 19h, sau khi kiem tra va xac nhan he thong khong gap bat thuong, cac don vi lien quan da cho phep doan tau hoat dong tro lai. Hanh khach tai ga Ben Thanh bat dau di chuyen den khu vuc don tau.
    After 7:00 p.m., after checking and confirming that the system was not abnormal, the relevant units allowed the train to operate again. Passengers at Ben Thanh station began moving to the train boarding area.
    Luc 19h10, mot chuyen tau xuat phat tu ga Ben Thanh.
    At 19:10, a train departed from Ben Thanh station.
    Tuy nhien, tu 19h10 den 19h45, chi co mot chuyen tau khoi hanh tu ga Ben Thanh, trong khi luong hanh khach xep hang cho tau ngay cang tang, tao nen canh dong duc tai nha ga.
    However, from 7:10 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., there was only one train departing from Ben Thanh station, while the number of passengers waiting in line for the train increased, creating a crowded scene at the station.
    Dung cho o nha ga Ben Thanh gan 2 tieng, chi Le Hoang Trinh (ngu TP Thu Duc) cho biet kha bat ngo khi nghe nha ga thong bao tam dung hoat dong vi su co. “Minh len trung tam choi tu chieu nen khi mua bat dau lon la minh quyet dinh ve nha. Nhung khi den ga Ben Thanh thi tau lai dung hoat dong nen minh phai dung cho kha lau” - chi Trinh cho hay.
    Waiting at Ben Thanh station for nearly 2 hours, Ms. Le Hoang Trinh (living in Thu Duc City) said she was quite surprised when she heard the station announced that it was temporarily closed due to an incident. "I went to the center to play in the afternoon, so when the rain started to get heavy, I decided to go home. But when I arrived at Ben Thanh station, the train stopped running, so I had to wait for quite a while," Ms. Trinh said.
    Vi phai cho doi lau, mot so hanh khach tai ga Ben Thanh da lua chon roi di va chuyen sang su dung cac phuong tien khac de tro ve nha.
    Due to the long wait, some passengers at Ben Thanh station chose to leave and use other means of transport to return home.
    Den gan 20h, them chuyen tau xuat phat tu ga Ben Thanh. Sau do, lich chay tau dan on dinh lai.
    At nearly 8 p.m., another train departed from Ben Thanh station. After that, the train schedule gradually stabilized.
    Dai dien Cong ty TNHH MTV Duong sat do thi so 1 cho biet, trong giai doan dau van hanh, quyet dinh dung hoat dong va ra soat toan bo he thong theo quy trinh la buoc can thiet de dam bao an toan tuyet doi, du dieu nay co the gay bat tien va cham tre cho hanh khach.
    A representative of Urban Railway Company No. 1 said that in the initial phase of operation, the decision to stop operations and review the entire system according to procedures is a necessary step to ensure absolute safety, although this may cause inconvenience and delays for passengers.
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