"Slow train" to Berlin
Train 5612 is about to leave.
The tour group took photos at Berlin station and "punched in".
A bird's-eye view of Berlin station.
Berlin station, built in 1952, is a fifth class station on Chengdu Chongqing railway, the first railway in New China.
When it comes to Berlin station, people will think of Berlin, the capital of Germany, so many passengers get off the train and take photos with the station board.
This small station not only witnessed the development of the small town, but also played a very important role in helping local villagers get rid of poverty and become rich
At 10:08 on May 22, the 5612 train from Chongqing to Neijiang entered Chongqing South Railway Station. The platform was full of people, and a tourist group from Jiulongpo was making friends.
"Come to see, this train has its own characteristics."
"By the way, you need to frame the direction sign of this car," experience the slow train and look for the slow memory "to make it clear." Among a group of aunts taking pictures and playing cards in front of the direction sign, the leader like aunts are guiding and greeting the finished aunts to get on the bus.
Memory journey
The leader's aunt is Tang Chaoyu. Because her husband's family is the second, everyone calls her second sister-in-law. This time, she and her group of 27 people will get off at Berlin station and travel to stalagmite mountain. Member Du zhengbi and Sister Li are sitting by the window, enjoying the beautiful scenery outside.
A moment later, long Yumei, the conductor of train 5612, came to coach 2 for inspection. She reminded everyone that the train was about to pass through the ancient town of Masangxi on the Yangtze River. At 10:23, the ancient town in the shade of flowers came into view. The stop sign of Dadukou station flashed by, and the passengers took their cameras and took pictures.
Du Jie, a cheerful girl, soon chatted with Aunt Liu sitting next to her shoe soles: "this is my first time to go to stalagmite mountain. From Chongqing to Berlin station, the ticket is only 10.5 yuan. The local farmhouse happy bag eats and stays for a day, but it costs only 79 yuan. It's totally unaffordable. It's said that the scenery there is very good and comfortable. "
The second sister-in-law took over the conversation: "in 2009, when we went, the price was cheaper. The daily consumption was only 25 yuan, and only the one near Berlin station was farmhouse. Later, more and more people took the "slow train" to travel. There are more and more farmhouses, and local families buy cars. Let's go up the mountain now, and we can still call for a car to pick up. "
Berlin's past
Berlin station, built in 1952, is a fifth class station on Chengdu Chongqing railway, the first railway in New China. There are 7 employees in the station, and the administrative area belongs to Yongchuan District, Chongqing. When it comes to Berlin station, people will think of Berlin, the capital of Germany, so many passengers get off the train and take photos with the station board. However, this Berlin is not "Berlin", the stalagmite mountain scenic area behind the station, which is the final destination of many passengers.
The second sister-in-law is one of the many passengers at Berlin station. At about 13:30, the train arrived at Berlin station. The second sister-in-law beckoned the group members to get off the bus, while calling to pick up their driver. As a member of the tour group, Mr. Zhang Youxu, standing at the door of the waiting room, was very comfortable. He watched the people coming and going with interest and was as happy as a child.
Mr. Zhang is a retired worker at Berlin station. During his 33 years working at Berlin station, he witnessed the changes of the station.
"In the 1980s, there was a bowl factory with thousands of people near the Berlin station. Later, the bowl factory closed down and Berlin stood in silence. At that time, there was only one worker guarding the driving room in our station. Most of the villagers around lost their economic resources and had a very difficult life. " Speaking of the Berlin station, Mr. Zhang, 67, was a bit gloomy.
In 2010, the local government invested to build the stalagmite mountain scenic spot near Berlin station. As one of the key factors to get rid of poverty, the train and Berlin station became the hope of local people to get rid of poverty.
Tang Jianwen, director of Berlin station, said: "because it is located in the mountain, so far, large buses still can't directly go to the stalagmite mountain scenic area, and this train has become the first choice for tourists to travel to the stalagmite mountain. From the beginning of spring to the end of each year, there are many people who come to travel by "slow train". In the peak season of tourism, the maximum passenger flow of our station is about 4500. When people come and the station is busy, it is no longer a dream for the people in the nearby villages to get rid of poverty and become rich. "
Berlin station is a boarding and landing place, where there is no professional passenger transport staff. Sometimes the station master is a passenger transport staff and sometimes a security inspector. For the safety of passengers, he is changing his identity at any time.
Yunzhai style
When the train arrived at Berlin station, the two sisters in law and their group waved goodbye to the station staff and got on the special train sent by farmhouse to go up the mountain. Everyone took out their mobile phones to take pictures of the scenery along the way.
On the road, the green, oxygen rich air is filled with crisp and sweet, refreshing. On both sides of the road, gorgeous wild peonies and cold hydrangeas vie for splendor. The Ancient City Wall winds along with the mountain, and the blue peacock Lake twinkles in the mountains. A beautiful picture unfolds slowly.
On the way up the mountain, the train bagpipes at the foot of the mountain are melodious, and the Berlin station inlaid by the rail is full of shadows, which is integrated with the green mountains and waters. The harmonious charm of steel and nature comes into being.
"We usually do preparations in the morning and start work in the afternoon, because the train arrives in the afternoon. We didn't open until the bus arrived. " Stalagmite Mountain Scenic Area "harmony is precious," said Lecai, owner of the farmhouse. "Slow train" plays an irreplaceable role in promoting local economic development and people's poverty alleviation. The mountain is high and the road is steep. If there is no railway, there will be no tourists in the developed scenic spot, and the local economy will not be invigorated. For this reason, Mr Cai said, railway workers have become the most popular people in the area.
30 minutes later, the special bus took Ersao and his party to yunzhaiping, the highest elevation of stalagmite mountain, and the resort hotel, which is located in the mountains, stood in front of them. The villagers put on professional costumes to welcome visitors from all directions.
At this time, there was the sound of the train whistle in the distance of the mountain, which was the sound of the railway for the people along the way to get rich.