Damaged Chinese railway line repaired following fatal train collision

2008-04-28 05:49:52 Xinhua English

Workers repair the damaged railway at the site of the trains colliding accident in east China's Shandong Province on April 28, 2008. The repairing work of the damaged railway has been accomplished by 18:45 on Monday, while the electrical facilities are still being repaired. (Xinhua photo)

Workers repair the damaged railway at the site of the trains colliding accident in east China's Shandong Province on April 28, 2008. (Xinhua photo)

Workers repair the damaged railway at the site of the trains colliding accident in east China's Shandong Province on April 28, 2008. (Xinhua photo)

JINAN, April 28 (Xinhua) -- Workers have finished repairing the damaged section of the Jinan-Qingdao Railway following an early morning fatal accident, officials said on Monday evening, and a train of about a dozen carriages slowly rolled onto the section at 7:45 p.m.

The Ministry of Railways said it expected to restore service at about 8 a.m. on Tuesday.