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Rush-hour ferry service tested to ease road traffic

By Zhang Ningning | December 16, 2015, Wednesday |

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TRANSPORT authorities are promoting a new ferry service that is being introduced on a trial basis from Thursday as a way to deal with rush hour crowd in the city.

The ferry will ply along the Huangpu River and connect major spots like Gongping Road, Jinling Road E., Dongchang Road and Taitongzhan.

A single journey will take around 30 minutes and cost 4 yuan, but it will only be available from 7:30am to 9am and 4:30pm to 6pm. The time interval between each rides is however 30 minutes, which may mean a long wait for office-going public.

Passengers taking the new service on Thursday and Friday can avail of “buy-one-get-one-free” ticket scheme, authorities announced yesterday.

Operators will press three ferries on the route, carrying a maximum of 300 people on each trip. There will be 16 trips per day. Unlike normal ferry services that make trips between two wharves, the new service will run along the northern part of the river with three stops on each sides on the route.

Passengers will not be allowed to carry bicycles and motorbikes onboard.

Officials said the river service was another option that could help in easing road traffic on the Bund, North Bund and Lujiazui area. There are several business districts, residential complexes and historic resorts along the route causing big road snarls in the area.

Commuters will also be able to transfer to other modes of transports that are around 10 minutes walk away from the ferry stops like Metro Line 12, Bus nos. 37, 135, 81 and 993.

“It would be lovely to take the ferry during Spring and Autumn season,” said a local resident, surnamed Han, who works in Lujiazui. “However, I have to make transfers and that is not very convenient for me.”

Didi, the country’s largest car-hailing app, had launched a similar service in October though not on the same route. However, the city’s transport commission shut it down, saying any company seeking to provide a public transport service must first pass a series of safety tests and apply for appropriate licenses.

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Rush-hour ferry service tested to ease road traffic

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