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Article: Last Train Ferry on Yangtze River Cease Operation
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- September 30, 2000
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China's last train ferry on the Yangtze River at Wuhu in east
China's Anhui Province will cease operation today with the
inauguration of traffic opening on the new Wuhu Yangtze River
Bridge.
Gazing at the last batches of trains across the Yangtze River and
a new two-tier bridge , Zhu Weimin, director of Wuhu Administration
of Train Ferry Services said, "The last train ferry will disappear
in the country."
The 56-year-old director has worked at the train ferry on the
Yangtze River for 32 years.
He said that although he will transfer to other shipping services
in railway sector, he was very proud of Wuhu Yangtze River Bridge,
which is a low-tower stayed-cable bridge for both road and railroad ...