Train visitors between Bruges and the coast got here to an entire standstill.
The practice left Blankenberge station at 8.53 am on Friday morning within the path of Bruges. But about 1.5 kilometers earlier than the practice was to enter Bruges station, he was all of the sudden compelled to cease. Due to a damaged coupling, the final wagon separated from the remainder of the practice. In the meantime, about eighty commuters have been caught for hours.
Thermal blankets
“It was an IC train heading to Genk,” stated Bart Crols, spokesperson for the NMBS. “The coupling break has resulted in the last wagon being separated from the rest of the train by approximately one and a half meters. If those cables rupture, the train will stop automatically. That is what also happened in Bruges.”
The heating on the practice additionally not works. “In the meantime, they have brought us thermal blankets and a responsible person remains on the train. The people of NMBS are doing their best to help us,” stated a traveler.
By 12 midday the practice may enter Bruges station, with all vacationers on board. That’s what Belga writes. Train visitors between Bruges and the coast may be resumed. An investigation should decide what the reason for the incident was.
Source: www.nationalturk.com
