| Thai Railway service restored after oil tanker train accident |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-04-25 15:35 |
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The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) on early Wednesday cleared four oil tanker train bogies derailed Tuesday afternoon in Bangkok's Don Mueang district, allowing northern and northeastern rail services to resume, Thai News Agency reported.
Service to northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani was the first train after the oil tankers were removed from blocking the railway. One track was to be temporarily used as the Bangkok bound track needed repairs.
The oil tanker carriages derailed at around 3 p.m. Tuesday local time, blocking tracks and leaking 200,000 liters of crude oil in the immediate area. There were no deaths or injuries.
The 27-carriage train was en route from northern province of Phitsanulok to Bangkok to deliver oil to the Bangchak Petroleum refinery.
Bangchak and SRT workers were transferring the remaining oil into trucks for delivery to the refinery, with only two tanker carriages left to empty.
SRT officials said the damaged rail track would be repaired to resume the dual track operations normally, a procedure which was expected to be completed in two days.
The initial estimated damage was around 160 million baht (5.17 U.S. dollars). |
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