Hongqi Shanghai Suzhou tonglong Teng Yangtze River Delta

On the morning of July 1, colorful flags and crowds of people gathered at Nantong West Railway Station. Nantong people beat gongs and drums, sang and danced in the station square to celebrate the long-awaited opening of Shanghai Suzhou Nantong railway.

At 9:15, 74 year old Nantong man Chen Donghua pushed his 102 year old father to the waiting hall of the station in a wheelchair. "My father is looking forward to the opening of the railway every day. I want me to push him over and have a look." Chen Donghua said that he had to take a one night ship from Nantong to Shanghai in the 1970s. Before the Shanghai Suzhou Nantong railway was opened to traffic, the most convenient way for local people to go to Shanghai was to take a bus for more than four hours. "Today, it takes only more than an hour by train. I bought tickets for this weekend to take my family to visit my son who works in Shanghai." Chen Donghua said while showing reporters his mobile phone booking information.

At 11:28, the first train of c3839 of Shanghai Suzhou Nantong railway started. Three minutes later, the train drove to Shanghai Sutong Yangtze River rail bridge. The magnificent Yangtze River is unfolding in front of our eyes. In the carriage, passengers stand up excitedly and watch the large and small freighters shuttle back and forth on the river surface in front of the window. Many people hold up their mobile phones to take photos of the river.

In No.6 carriage, Mr. Jiang, a passenger, lowered his head to his watch from the moment the train got on the bridge: "2 minutes, it only takes 2 minutes to cross the Yangtze River. It's really fast!" When crossing the Yangtze River, he often takes about an hour and a half to cross the river. "Today, when you cross the Yangtze River by motor car, you can experience the speed of flying." Mr. Jiang said. From the "two sides of the river" to "both ends of the bridge", passengers have lamented the great changes brought about by traffic development.

At 11:54, the train stopped steadily at Changshu station. The steward told reporters that more than 200 passengers were on the station. Wang Xinye, a tourist engaged in textile trade in Changshu, often went to Shanghai to negotiate business: "in the past, when I went to Shanghai, I would take one hour bus to Suzhou and Wuxi to take high-speed rail, or directly take a bus for more than two hours. Now, it's much more convenient to have a direct train. " After learning about the opening and operation of the Shanghai Suzhou Nantong railway, Wang Xinye specially took his wife to experience the first train: "Changshu bid farewell to the history of" no inch Railway ". In the future, it will be more convenient to go out to talk about business or travel. The business of road, people and finance will be better and better."

At 12:10, there was a clear and crisp Pipa like a jade plate in the carriage No.6. The steward in railway uniform sat on the side of the carriage with the pipa in hand, bringing the lute solo "Taihu Lake Beauty" to the passengers. In addition, the Nanjing passenger transport section also organized wonderful literary and artistic programs such as poetry recitation, singing and dancing performances, which added joy to the journey. Dong Lijuan, the conductor of the train, told the reporter after checking the station train interactive machine that the boarding rate of passengers departing today reached 100%, which shows how popular this train is.

At 13:07, the train arrived at Shanghai station on time. "Here it is?" Many tourists feel that the 1 hour 39 minutes "trip to Shanghai" is not enough. This new passage, which opens up the throat of the coastal area, will surely bring more surprises to tourists.