Last Train Ferry on Yangtze River Cease Operation

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 ...