4 Level Cross Gates Broken for 5 Days 4處號誌故障 連假前台鐵西幹線大誤點

Residents of Changhua's Dacun Township are definitely not feeling holiday cheer. Four level cross gates have been broken for five days, leading to chaos and delays.

The warning light on the level crossing blinks continuously as the gate goes up and down without warning. Some risk driving across anyway, while others turn around and go back the way they came. Four level crossing gates in Dacun Township have been broken for five days.

Ms. Liang, Citizen: “All the commuters were complaining that they were going to lose their punctuality bonuses.”

You Sheng, Dacun Township Chief: “This was the worst transportation breakdown in history. It lasted for five days. The head of Taiwan Railways and the head of the Chiayi section should both resign.”

The township chief says Taiwan Railways sent repair workers but not anyone to direct traffic, leading to transportation chaos. He is calling on the officials responsible to step down. Changhua Train Station has been hit with its own signal malfunctions, with northbound trains being delayed 15-96 minutes and southbound trains 15-50 minutes. Travelers, meanwhile, complained about the disruption to their Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

Traveler: “I didn't have time to notify my family. I'm old and climbing stairs is hard for me.”

Liu Li-wei, Taiwan Railways Response Team: “As of the end of the day yesterday, 127 trains were affected with a total delay of 7,186 minutes. Repairs are ongoing. We expect to get done around 12.”

Taiwan Railways says the issue was caused by interference with an axle counter and cables have been replaced. As of the end of day on the 8th, 127 trains and 39,300 passengers were affected with a total delay of 7,186 minutes.

平交道故障警示音響不停，柵欄忽起忽落，民眾冒險騎車通過，還有許多人是到了現場發現過不去就地迴轉。彰化縣大村鄉中正西路一處平交道的柵欄號誌，民眾說已經壞了5天，生活極度不便。

民眾梁小姐說：「像上班族的人都在罵，罵說他的（全勤）獎金泡湯了，都來不及準時上班。」

彰化縣大村鄉長游盛表示：「有史以來最重大的交通故障，連續5天，所以鐵路局的局長跟嘉義段的段長，應該要下台負責。」

鄉長痛批台鐵只派員修復，但卻沒有人來交管，當地交通亂成一團，要求官員下台負責。混亂場面也出現在彰化火車站，因為號誌故障，所以自強號和區間車都減速行駛，北上平均誤點15至96分；南下15至50分，中秋連假首日，讓旅客的行程都被打亂。

搭車旅客說：「因為他們要提早跟人家講，但沒提早通知，我年紀大了，爬樓梯很喘。」

台鐵局應變小組劉禮維表示：「截至昨天收班，影響127列次，延誤7186分，還在搶修中，大概預計12點會搶修完成。」

台鐵表示是因為計軸器遭到干擾，導致員林到花壇間號誌故障，已漏夜更換纜線。截至昨日收班為止，影響127列車，延誤7186分，旅客39300人，預計中午完成更換作業。