What if the train from Guangzhou to Haikou crosses the sea?

Taking the train from Guangzhou to Haikou means driving the train to the shore of the Strait, pushing the train on a special ferry (with a train track) in sections, and driving to the other side to rejoin the train track on land.

Qiongzhou Strait Fire Ferry is the first cross-sea train ferry line in China. It runs from haian port at the southern tip of Leizhou Peninsula to Haikou in Hainan Island, with a total length of 24 kilometers, with an annual designed transportation capacity of 1 million tons of freight and 8 pairs of buses.

The first cross-sea train ferry used was Yuehai Railway No.1, which was designed by China Shipbuilding Industry 78 Research Institute and built by Shanghai Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. It was propelled by dual diesel engines and carried passengers, cars and trains in layers, with a total length of 165.4 meters and a width of 22.6 meters. The main deck is the train deck, the upper deck is the car deck, and the passenger compartment is set in the second half of the ferry.

When the train, bus and passengers board and leave the ferry, they are completely separated and do not interfere with each other. The total tonnage of the ferry is 13,4 tons, and it can carry 4 trucks with a length of 14 meters and a weight of 8 tons or 18 buses with a length of 26.5 meters. At the same time, it can carry 5 cars and 1,36 passengers.

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Introduction to the train ferry

It is common for people to rumble across the vast land, but you may not have seen the train that breaks the waves. This kind of train transports the whole train across rivers, lakes and seas by means of giant ferries, which is train ferry transportation.

As early as February 3, 185, Britain used train ferries in Fawn Bay, Scotland. At present, there are train ferries in nearly 4 places in more than 2 countries around the world, opening 7 routes with a total length of 14, kilometers, of which international routes account for 35%.

For example, from England to France across the English Channel; Sweden to Germany, Sweden to Poland, Sweden to Finland, Finland to Germany across the Baltic Sea; Britain across the North Sea to Belgium; Norway to Denmark across the Ská Gerakl Strait; Across the Mediterranean from Italy to Sicily; America to Canada across Lake Superior and the Pacific Ocean; New Zealand's domestic routes across the Cook Strait and routes connecting Japan's four major islands.

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