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23-522: In the south, the tunnel begins on a stretch of South Zhongshan Road, which runs along the western bank of the Huangpu River , on the east side of the old Chinese city . It follows South Zhongshan Road and No. 2 East Zhongshan Road, crosses Yan'an Road , a major east-west artery (with a major exit to and from Yan'an Road), then follows East No. 1 Zhongshan Road through the Bund . At the northern end of

46-582: A series on Transport in Shanghai   13     14     15     16     17     18     Pujiang   The Shanghai Ferry ( Chinese : 上海市轮渡 , abbr. 市轮渡) is a system of ferry routes across the Huangpu River in Shanghai . The ferry service started on January 5, 1911 by the municipal authorities in Pudong . Before

69-643: Is a 113 km-long (70 mi) river flowing north through Shanghai . The Bund and Lujiazui are located along the Huangpu River. The Huangpu is the biggest river in central Shanghai, with the Suzhou Creek being its major tributary. It is on average 400 m (1,312 ft) wide and 9 m (30 ft) deep, and divides the city into two regions: Puxi ("west of Huangpu"), the traditional city center , and Pudong ("east of Huangpu"). The following roadways, highways, and railways also cross

92-657: The Yan'an Elevated Road joined the Bund redundant. The ramp, which was informally called the No. 1 Turing Ramp in Asia by citizens, along with a significant stretch of the elevated expressway, which had long impacted the streetscape near Yan'an Road's junction with the Bund, was demolished. 31°14′15″N 121°29′25″E  /  31.2375°N 121.4903°E  / 31.2375; 121.4903 Huangpu River The Huangpu ( pronunciation ), formerly romanized as Whangpoo ,

115-527: The 1970s, the ferry service was the only way to cross the Huangpu River. In the 1980s, the Shanghai Ferry became one of the busiest ferry services in the world. In the 1990s, as bridges and tunnels across the Huangpu river were built, the ferry service saw a sharp drop in ridership. The Shanghai Ferry currently consists of 18 ferry lines and is operated by the state-owned Shanghai Ferry Company. Before

138-713: The 1990s, the Shanghai government built several tunnels and bridges across the Huangpu River, such as the Nanpu Bridge , the Yangpu Bridge , and the East Fuxing Road Tunnel . As a result, some ferry lines were discontinued due to sharp drops in ridership. By 2011, the Shanghai Ferry Company operated 18 ferry lines and 55 ferry boats with a daily ridership of 250,000. On January 29, 2018, the new Shanghai 1 and Shanghai 2 entered to

161-406: The Bund, where the surface road joins the historic Garden Bridge to cross Suzhou Creek , the tunnel also crosses Suzhou Creek under the bridge. On the northern bank of Suzhou Creek, the tunnel briefly follows Daming Road, with another major exit leading east onto Changzhi Road, while the main tunnel veers west and joins Wusong Road. Construction on the tunnel began in 2007. The southern section of

184-490: The Huangpu River via a bridge: A number lines of the Shanghai Metro cross underneath the river, including Line 12 , Line 4 , Line 2 , Line 9 , Line 4 (twice), Line 8 , Line 13 , and Line 11 (from north to south geographically). There are several roadways which cross the Huangpu river via a tunnel, including: There are currently several ferry lines operated by Shanghai Ferry . Numerous tour boats also ply

207-456: The Shanghai Ferry Company operated 4 ferry lines across the river, one long-haul ferry route, and one ferry route for automobiles with 19 ferry boats, 13 steel floating docks, and 2 wooden docks. Shortly after the Communist takeover of Shanghai, the military administration of Shanghai requisitioned the Shanghai Ferry Company on December 28, 1949. In 1956, the Communist government nationalised

230-491: The Shanghai ferry service was created, private sampan ferries were the main way to cross the Huangpu River . Most sampan ferries could only carry around 30-50 passengers and a one-way trip across the river would take around 30 minutes. As the city grew, the demand for cross-river traffic increased rapidly. In addition, increasing number of large vessels and the strong currents on the river posed extra dangers for traditional sampan ferries. Accidents involving sampan ferries were on

253-510: The ferry boat. An estimated 30,000-40,000 passengers (many with bicycles) had queued for the ferry. The passengers became anxious from the waiting and began to push towards the second ferry, after the first had departed. People and bicycles began to fall into the river from the pushing and the scene quickly turned chaotic. The station was closed 5 minutes later in order to disperse the crowd and commence rescue operations. The disaster killed 17 people, severely injured 2 and injured over 70 people. It

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276-436: The ferry industry of Shanghai, abolishing traditional private sampan ferries and acquiring new ferry boats to launch new lines. Before the 1970s, the ferry service was the only way to cross the Huangpu River. In the 1980s, the Shanghai Ferry became one of the busiest ferry services in the world. In 1993, the Shanghai Ferry Company operated 21 lines with a daily ridership of 1 million and an annual ridership of 3700 million. In

299-415: The ferry was far below the ferry's capacity, the authorities would also admit other passengers along the way, charging a small fee to subsidise the operation costs. As the steamboat was much safer and faster than other means to cross the river such as sampan ferries, taking the steamboat became the preferred way for people to cross the river. Meanwhile, the authorities realised that the ferry revenues can cover

322-444: The fleet of Shanghai Ferry, and started to operate since February 1. All standard ferries will retired on the same day. The deadliest accident of the Shanghai Ferry happened on December 12, 1987. Heavy fog on that day resulted in a suspension of ferry service at Lujiazui Ferry Terminal, where passengers started to gather up. The ferry service restored at 9 am. When the second ferry arrived at 9:10 am, anxious passengers pushed towards

345-546: The harbour in the Pudong area. In March 2013, some 16,000 pig carcasses were found floating in the Huangpu River in Shanghai. Some of the pigs carried ear tags saying they were from Jiaxing , so that city in Zhejiang may be the source; One news agency indicates that dead pigs are often dumped into rivers in China to avoid the disposal cost. However local farmers deny the dumping allegation. Shanghai Ferry Part of

368-568: The historic sightlines between Garden Bridge and landmarks further up Suzhou Creek (such as the General Post Office Building ). Wusong Road Gate Bridge was demolished in 2009, prior to the completion of the Bund Tunnel. Additionally, instead of being directed to surface roads, traffic entering the Bund from Yan'an Road could now be directed underground into the Bund Tunnel. This made the large concrete ramp by which

391-557: The main way to cross the Huangpu River. The Shanghai Ferry service was reduced to 3 lines due to the Second Sino-Japanese War . By 1945, the Shanghai ferry fleet had been reduced to 2 long ferries, both leased out, and 3 standard ferries unable to put in service due to broken engines. In March 1947, the Shanghai Ferry Company was established as a joint venture between the government and various private ferry companies and original ferry lines were being restored. By 1949,

414-512: The ownership of the Pudong ferry service was transferred to the newly established Shanghai Special Municipality . By 1935, the ferry service operated 6 lines across the Huangpu river with 9 steel floating docks, 6 wooden docks, 12 ferry boats, and 5026 seats. The annual ridership reached 12.98 million. Before the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1937, the Shanghai Ferry, consisting of mainly government-run ferry lines as well as private ferry lines, became

437-484: The renting cost. The authorities therefore decided to make its steamboat ferry service permanent On January 15, 1911, the Pudong municipal authorities launched a ferry line between Tongren Pier and Donggou. In 1917, another ferry line linking Tongren Pier to Xidu was launched. Two years later, the authorities launched a ferry line between Tongren Pier and Xigou (Qingningsi). Around the same time, private ferry companies also started to launch commercial ferry lines. In 1927,

460-477: The rise. In 1909, Pudong Embankment Rehabilitation Bureau  [ zh ] , a semi-official autonomous municipal administration, dredged several tributaries of the Huangpu River. To help the workers commute across the river, the Pudong authorities rent a steamboat to ferry workers between the Tongren Pier (near the Bund at East Beijing Road ) and Donggou in Pudong. Since the number of workers taking

483-495: The streetscape and sightlines in the Bund area, allowing them to be removed. The Bund Tunnel replaced the road transport function of the Wusong Road Gate Bridge over Suzhou Creek (and its water control function was replaced by the new Jinshan Road Gate). The concrete road bridge and flood gate, which was built to the west of Garden Bridge to relieve traffic from the historic bridge, was criticised for affecting

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506-435: The tunnel is a subsurface road built using cut and cover methods, while the northern part was tunnelled using a shield method. The tunnel has two levels, with each level carrying three lanes of traffic in one direction. The tunnel was opened on 28 March 2010. The construction of the tunnel was designed to relieve the heavy traffic through the Bund area. It rendered obsolete two late 20th century structures which had impacted

529-523: Was the deadliest stampede to occur in Shanghai before the stampede in 2014. Another casualty report stated that 66 were killed, 2 severely injured and over 20 slightly injured. Shanghai ferry service has different fare categories for 8 types of passengers. Discounts on Shanghai Ferry are available to holders of the Shanghai Public Transport Card . Ferry discounts are separate from other public transport discounts. According to

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