Taiwan: Korean trains, frequent door abnormalities: Hyundai Rotem EMU900
-Requesting improvements from manufacturers = Taiwan Railways-
Taiwan Railways Administration (Taiwan Railways Administration):
A Korean Hyundai Rotem vehicle that has been in commercial operation since April last year.
There are frequent abnormalities in which the doors of EMU900 trains do not close.
Made by Hyundai Rotem
EMU900 type train
Taiwan Railways announced on the 21st that it requested Korean manufacturers to make a complete improvement.
Taiwan Railways purchased 52 trains of the same type and 520 cars, and has received 16 trains so far.
Vehicle inspection office:
Since the start of operation, the sensitivity of the sensor that prevents the door from being pinched is too high.
There are frequent abnormalities in which the door does not close normally.
Result of investigation:
The door rail device is not installed in the correct position.
He said that the sensor falsely detected that there was a foreign object.
Focus Taiwan (Taipei Central News Agency)