Tips for Taking the Yuehai Train

 As the train of the Yuehai Railway uniquely passes by ferry through Qiongzhou Strait, between Guangdong and Hainan, a number of rules have been set to guarantee the safety of passengers.

1. Before departure, passengers should remain in their railway carriages and pay special attention to their children’s needs.

2. Make sure that the windows remain closed during the crossing. Passengers staying on the middle and upper berths should sit on the lower berth.

3. While the ferry is crossing the strait (about one hour’s journey in all), passengers are not allowed to wander at will in the carriage or leave the carriage to linger on board.
 

Yuehai Railway Ferry

4. Passengers are not allowed to touch or move equipment on the deck.

5. Passengers are strictly prohibited from smoking, spitting or littering during the crossing.

6. When the carriages are loaded onto or off the ferry, the power supply is interrupted for about half an hour. Broadcasts and air-conditioning are also cut. Please follow the conductor’s instructions during that period. Power will return after the process is complete.

7. In an emergency, passengers should keep calm instead of panicking. Please follow instructions of the conductors to move to a safe place.

 

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 Passengers on the Yuehai Railway should also obey the ‘Chinese Railway Passenger Transportation Regulations’.

1. Passengers should buy tickets at railway stations or other legal ticket-selling agents before boarding the train.

2. Passenger with children (1.1-1.4 meters’ tall) can buy tickets for the children at half the price of the full ticket. Children taller than 1.4 meters require a full price ticket. One adult can also take one child under 1.1 meters, free of charge.

3. Passengers should arrive at the station to take the train according to the date, train number, seat or berth number, and period of validity printed on the ticket. If you don’t arrive on time, you can obtain a refund or switch to another train at the ticket office of the railway station or other ticket agents before the departure.

4. When taking the train, passengers should allow the IDcertificate used to book the ticket to be checked by railway personnel.

5. Baggage limits: 20 kilograms for an adult and 10 kilograms for a child. The sum of the length, width and height of the baggage should not exceed 160 centimeters. Pieces over the prescribed weight and size should be consigned before boarding at the station. No dangerous goods such as inflammables, explosives, corrosive or radioactive materials are allowed. Before entering the hall of the station, all the baggage must be checked at the entrance.
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6. Tickets will be checked up until five minutes before departure. After this, you will not be allowed to enter the platform to board the train.

7. While alighting, passengers should stand in line and get off the train without jostling. No one is allowed to climb out of the window.

8. In an emergency, passengers should listen to instructions from the railway conductor. Please keep good order and get off the train assisting others if necessary.

 For more details about the regulations and procedures, you can see How to Take the Train in China.