Stranded train passengers get assistance

The second group of nearly 500 passengers who had been trapped on the K396 train in Mentougou district by heavy rain successfully arrived at Beijing Fengtai Station on Wednesday afternoon, after the first group of 328 passengers arrived in the morning.

Before their arrival, they had been stranded for two days and two nights.

Guided and escorted by a rescue team, the second group embarked on a five-hour trek to Shuiyuzui village in Fangshan district. After a short rest, they boarded a temporary passenger train and headed towards Beijing Fengtai Station, arrving at approximately 4:30pm in the afternoon.

The first group had walked for hours at night, according to report by China Central Television. Most of them were between 20 and 40 years old.

The railway and government departments prepared food such as water and bread for these passengers, along with rescue equipment such as wheelchairs and stretchers. Authorities called for 400 taxis to transport the passengers.

At 6 pm on Tuesday, 40 police personnel after a four-hour hike reached Mentougou's Luopoling train station, where people had been trapped. Supplies were brought to passengers on the K396 train. At 10:50 pm, more food, clothing and medicine arrived.