A new water ferry route linking the Aquatic Sports Center pier and the Olympic Sports Center pier in Zhanjiang Bay is scheduled to open at the end of this July.

Both piers are 80 meters long with three berths each. Upon completion, they are set to become one of the water ferry system hubs in Zhanjiang Bay.

The 3-km-long new ship route is one of the supporting projects for the 14th Guangdong Provincial Games, which will open on Aug 2.

Water ferry buses will serve tourists as a new transport medium and shoulder part of the expected heavy passenger flow on the Zhanjiang Bay Bridge during the Provincial Games.

Water ferry buses are ready for departure at a pier in Zhanjiang. [Photo/gdzjdaily.com.cn]

An increasing number of tourists chose to travel by water ferry buses since the first four ship routes became operational on Feb 15, 2015.

By May 15, the four water bus routes carried a total of 279,683 visitors.

Breakdown of total passenger numbers by water routes

Water ferry buses, as a new transport medium for residents, get increasingly popular in Zhanjiang. [Photo/gdzjdaily.com.cn]

Edited by Mevlut Katik