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South Port is a
File:South_Port_(Hainan)_-_01.JPG, Main entrance road with toll booths
File:South_Port_(Hainan)_-_03.JPG, Walkway for pedestrian access to ferry
File:South_Port_(Hainan)_-_05.JPG, Ferry and rail line
File:Railway_between_Haikou_Railway_Station_and_South_Port_-_02.JPG, Rail line between South Port and
port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
located on the western coast of Xiuying District
Xiuying () is one district in Haikou City, Hainan. The district's total area is 512 square kilometers, and its population was 290,000 people in 2002.
Administrative regions
Xiuying district has jurisdiction over Xiuying Road and Haixiu Road. It ...
, Haikou, Hainan, China. It operates as the south terminal of the Yuehai Ferry service, part of the Guangdong–Hainan Railway. This ferry transports train cars across the Qiongzhou Strait between the Leizhou Peninsula
The Leizhou Peninsula, alternately romanized as the Luichow Peninsula, is a peninsula in the southernmost part of Guangdong province in South China.
History
Qing naval forces were stationed at the Leizhou Peninsula. During the 19th century ...
at the southern tip of Guangdong on mainland China, and the northern coast of Hainan. Ferry boats arrive at South Port, unload the train cars onto tracks. The train cars then proceed a few hundred metres southeast to the Haikou Railway Station
Haikou railway station () is the northern terminal of the Hainan eastern ring high-speed railway, the Hainan western ring high-speed railway, and the Hainan western ring railway. It is located a few hundred metres southeast of South Port, the H ...
which is the last stop on the Guangdong–Hainan Railway.
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Haikou Railway Station
Haikou railway station () is the northern terminal of the Hainan eastern ring high-speed railway, the Hainan western ring high-speed railway, and the Hainan western ring railway. It is located a few hundred metres southeast of South Port, the H ...
File:即将靠岸抵达海口 200802 - panoramio.jpg, Ferry arriving
See also
*Haikou Port New Seaport
Haikou Port New Seaport is a seaport located around 1 km north of South Port, Haikou, Hainan, China. It has 8 passenger and cargo berths, and a capacity for one million vehicles and 6 million passengers annually. It will become the main port r ...
, a new seaport located around 1 km north of South Port, opened in 2017
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