Train operations were delayed on the Donghae Line railway in Busan due to a power supply disruption caused by a fallen tree amid rain brought by Typhoon Champi.
According to Korea Railroad Corporation (Korail) today (the 25th), a tree near the tracks fell between Ilgwang Station and Wolnae Station on the Donghae Line at around 7:21 PM, causing a failure in the overhead catenary system.
Korail is currently operating both inbound and outbound trains alternately using the inbound track for that section.
In addition, an initial response team has been deployed to the site to carry out emergency tree-removal work.
Passengers have experienced inconvenience as some trains were halted for extended periods due to the incident.
Posts on social networking services (SNS) stated that a train had been stopped at Ilgwang Station for over 30 minutes, with the cabin lights and air conditioning turned off.
Korail is currently verifying the exact scale of the train delays.
Busan has seen over 100 mm of rain over the past two days under the influence of Typhoon Champi.
At Daecheong-dong in Jung-gu, the representative observation point, 78.7 mm of rain fell yesterday (the 24th), followed by an additional 34.2 mm recorded so far today.
The cumulative precipitation over the two days stands at 112.9 mm.
(Photo provided by Yonhap News TV, Yonhap News)
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