Bohai Train Ferry () is a

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service connecting

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Yantai Yantai, formerly known as Chefoo, is a coastal prefecture-level city on the Shandong Peninsula in northeastern Shandong province of the People's Republic of China. Lying on the southern coast of the Bohai Strait, Yantai borders Qingdao ...

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over the

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, which is the northern part of the

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. The vessels used are long and have been in operation since 2007.

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to the

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by means of other than the ships, such as the bridges or undersea tunnels, have been discussed in the history of China, particularly since the late 19th century when many people moved to

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in the Chuang Guandong population move and the

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was stationed in

Weihaiwei Weihai ( zh, t=, p=Wēihǎi), formerly Weihaiwei ( zh, s=, p=Wēihǎiwèi, l=Mighty Sea Fort, first=t), is a prefecture-level city and major seaport city in the easternmost Shandong province of China. It borders Yantai to the west and the Yellow ...

, and Lushun,

. However, as a more practical plan, Bohai Train Ferry was approved at the national level in December 2003; its construction being started in full swing in October 2004, its test operation in November 2006, and its full operation in 2007. It is the second oceanic train ferry in China after the Guangdong–Hainan Ferry (part of the Guangdong–Hainan Railway) and is the longest train ferry in the country. The Bohai Train Ferry travels . Currently, there are six daily services (Dalian-Yantai: 09:30-16:00, 16:30-23:00 and 23:20-06:20; Yantai-Dalian: 05:20-11:50, 14:10-20:40 and 22:00-04:30; as of August, 2009) by three vessels: the Sinorail Bohai No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3, each accommodating up to 50 railway freight cars, 50 twenty-ton trucks, 25 passenger cars and 400 passengers.First train ferry across Bohai Sea begins service (People's Daily Online)
/ref> A new branch line of the Dalian-Lushun railway and a new highway branch were built to connect to this railway ferry. The ferry is in the northernmost part of the newly developed area on Yangtou Bay () of the Bohai Sea that includes World Peace Park, the new development zone and the universities (the Software and Information Engineering Departments of Dalian Jiaotong University and Dalian University of Foreign Economy and Trade ()). Plans for a tunnel across the Bohai strait have been developed.

Lüshun West railway station

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The railway terminal on the Dalian side of Bohai Train Ferry is named as Lüshun West railway station. There are no platforms because no passenger trains pass through. There is a four-storey station building where the passengers can buy tickets on the first floor and go up to the second floor to enter the vessel through a concourse.

Competition

* Dalian Port Ferries: Dalian-Yantai and Dalian-Weihai * Railway: Dalian-Jinzhou-Tangshan-Jinan * Airline: Dalian-Yantai Compared to the Dalian Port Ferries near downtown Dalian, this ferry is located about west of the downtown area, so that the ferry tariffs are set lower: 500 yuan for passenger car and 980 to 180 yuan for passengers (980 for special class, 680 for first class, 380 for second class, 260 for second class B, 240 for third class A, 200 for third class and 180 for third class B, ).

References

External links

Official site of Bohai Train Ferry Co., Ltd.
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General

Lüshun West railway station

Competition

See also

References

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