Mishaps halt high-speed trains; station opens up 28 windows for refunds

Beijing South Railway Station cleared crowds of passengers on Monday by opening 28 windows to refund tickets that couldn't be used because of a suspension of services, the station authority said.

Twenty-three high-speed trains departing from Beijing South were halted - most of them bound for Shanghai - including the earliest (which was scheduled to leave at 7:35 am) and the latest (scheduled for 5:45 pm), the station said.

Some colored steel plates, which had blown down in a strong wind, cut power lines near the railway and severed part of the Langfang-Beijing section on the direct Beijing-Shanghai route, the Beijing Railway Bureau said.