China Railway Adjusts Services in Wake of Typhoon Danas

Following an evaluation of the rainfall impacts caused by Typhoon Danas, China Railway Guangzhou Group has modified its transportation strategies. This includes the reinstatement of train services that were previously halted and the scheduling of additional trains on particular routes.

The railway operator announced on Thursday that the typhoon's influence on railway operations within Guangdong province has lessened, leading to its declassification. Services on the Beijing to Kowloon (Hong Kong) railway line have been gradually restored since Thursday.

Despite this, the trains traveling from Shenzhen to Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, and from Meizhou to Shantou will not fully resume operations until Friday due to the ongoing rainfall affecting coastal regions.

To enhance transportation capacity, approximately 267 extra trains are planned to operate from Friday to Sunday. These will primarily serve routes from Guangzhou to coastal cities within the province, including Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Maoming, Zhanjiang, and Shantou, as well as routes to Zhangjiajie, Hunan province, and Chongqing.

In response to the flooding in Guangdong caused by Typhoon Danas, China's Ministry of Water Resources has initiated a Level-IV emergency response. Heavy to torrential rainfall was predicted to impact Guangdong from Wednesday to Friday, with exceptionally heavy rainfall expected in the northern and eastern areas of the province. Significant increases in water levels were also anticipated in certain rivers.