BEIJING - A northbound train on the newly opened Beijing-Shanghai high-speed line broke down on Wednesday, the third such incident since Sunday when services were disrupted by power outages.
北京——一架新开北上的京沪高铁线周三时发故障，发生了自周日来第三次电力故障中断运营的类似的事故。
The Beijing railway bureau said on its official micro blog that the train encountered "a sudden malfunction and could not operate normally".
北京铁路局在其官方微薄上称，此辆火车生发了一次突发事故而无法正常运作。
Passengers had to take a back-up train, which arrived at Beijing South Railway Station at about 5 pm, two and a half hours behind schedule, the bureau said.
乘客不得不乘坐一辆补发的列车，其在下午5时左右到达北京南站，比预先的时间晚了2个半小时。
The glitch did not delay other trains running on the 1,318-km line.
此故障没有延迟其它运转在这条1318公里线上的火车。
The train left Shanghai Hongqiao Railway Station at 9:05 am but made an unscheduled stop at Changzhou, Jiangsu province, at 10:26 am, according to passenger and netizen "Anna Zhang".
火车在9点05离开上海虹桥火车站，但是在上午10时26分时在江苏常州暂时停车。据一名乘坐该火车的网民说。
"The lights and air conditioning were off ... Passengers pursued train attendants seeking an explanation. We were told that the train might be delayed for 30 minutes because of a problem with the signal system," she wrote.
她写到，灯和空调都关闭了，乘客们追问乘务员寻求解释。我们被告之火车可能会延迟30分钟，因为其信号系统的问题。
The train started again at 10:51 am, but again stopped at Zhenjiang, Jiangsu province, at 11:34 am.
火车再次开动在上午10：51，但是在上午11时34分再次停在了浙江镇江。
After waiting for nearly an hour, passengers were told to board the back-up train, which left at 12:30 pm.
等了近一个小时后，乘客被通知换乘后补列车，其在12时30分离开。
On Tuesday, netizens also reported water leaking from the roof of Nanjing South Railway Station, custom built for the high-speed rail.
周二时有网友也报料，南京南站的火车站漏水，这个专门为高铁而建的。
The latest incident follows passengers suffering disrupted services on Sunday and Tuesday due to power failures.
最新的事故紧跟着周日，周二时因电力故障致使中断旅客的服务。
Problems on the line, launched on June 30, sparked public criticism on Wednesday.
6月30日开通的此线路的问题，周三时激发了公众的批评。
Service disruptions were initially disclosed by micro-bloggers, and online comments and media reports have cast doubts on the line's reliability. Many Internet users said that they would prefer to travel by plane.
服务中断最初在微薄中揭露，在线的评论及媒体报导对该线路的可靠性提出质疑。许多网友称其更愿意乘坐飞机。
But an opinion piece published by Xinhua News Agency on Wednesday asked the public to be "rational", and more tolerant and patient with the new line.
但是，周三时新华社出版的一篇评论文章要求公众保持理性，对这条新线路更多的包容和耐心。
"You can imagine who would laugh quietly on the side," it said, in an apparent reference to foreign high-speed rail competitors.
评论文章称：”你可以想像谁在旁边静静地笑，其明显是指外国高铁的竞争者们。
The comment cited Japanese media reports and said that even in Japan, widely recognized for its safe and punctual rail service, trains have suffered delays.
评论引用日本媒体报导并称：即使在日本，广泛地认识到其安全及准确的铁路服务之前，火车也是常常误点。
But Zhang Quanling, an anchor with China Central Television, said on her micro blog that the railway authorities should cast a critical glance at their operations.
但是CCTV一主播张关铃在其微薄中说，铁道部门应该用批评的视角去审视其管理运营。
"Why do the public and media express doubt and act 'irrationally'? Because when some (government) departments promote a new thing or a new policy, they only talk about the positive, but avoid mentioning shortcomings," she said. "The public may not buy the words totally, but their expectations are high.
“为什么公众及媒体表示怀疑及行为无理性？因为一些政府部门促进一个新事物或一个新政策，他们只谈论积极一方面，而避免提到缺点。”她说。公众不可能照单全收，但是其期望值很高。
"If the railway department pre-warned that high-speed trains could be disrupted by thunderstorms and gales, or that problems are inevitable in the initial stages, I would not have such high expectations ... Rationality should be fostered from the very beginning."
“如果铁道部预先警告高铁可能被雷电或大风干扰，或者这些问题在初期是不可避免，我也不会对其如此高的期望值...理性的行为应该从开始时贯彻”
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