First train for Wuhan pulls out
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Wang Hu, a Chinese exchange student studying in Tokyo, boarded the D952 high-speed train at the Shanghai Railway Station on Saturday morning.
A long-awaited family reunion is just hours away in Wuhan, the city hit hard by the novel coronavirus in Hubei Province.
“I miss my parents and sister so much,” Wang told Shanghai Daily almost in tears.
He has not seen them for over a year and the novel coronavirus outbreak delayed his reunion plan for months.
Daily train services from Shanghai to Wuhan resumed on Saturday, and D952 which departed at 8:30am was the first among nine that will run daily.
A total of 721 tickets were sold, an occupancy rate of nearly 50 percent. Among the passengers, 162 are going to Wuhan.
Wang arrived in Shanghai on March 12 and underwent 14-day quarantine at a hotel in the Pudong New Area upon arrival. His quarantine ended on Thursday.
He was expected to arrive at his sister’s home in Hanyang District of Wuhan around 2pm on Saturday. His parents from the city of Jingmen in Hubei would come later.
“I was very concerned about them during the epidemic,” said Wang.
His original plan was to fly to Wuhan before the Chinese Lunar New Year but his ticket was cancelled.
“I call my parents almost every day. They miss me very much and are looking forward to seeing me but worried about my safety at the same time,” he said.
Wang originally planned to find a hotel in Shanghai after his quarantine ended and he checked train services every day.
“When I saw the rail service would resume on Saturday, I did not hesitate to buy the ticket,” he said. “I am very excited and I am lucky.
“The epidemic is a challenge to the nation but the pain is temporary.”
Li Fang, a migrant worker in Shanghai, was on the same train. Her home is in Wuhan’s Huangpi District.
She spent the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday at her husband’s hometown in Henan Province. The family with their 2-year-old child returned to Shanghai in early March.
“My parents have been at home in isolation for two months and I miss them very much,” she said.
She used video chat to keep in contact with them every day. “I am so eager to see them now and give them a hug,” she said. “It was a big challenge but everything is getting better.”
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