The distance between Yantai and Dalian over sea is only 159.8 kilometers. However, the length of the railways connecting the two cities via the Bohai Bay Rim is 1,801 kilometers. The train ferry project means the transportation distance will be cut by more than 1,600 kilometers. The Northeast China region is an important manufacturing and agricultural base in China, and the East China region, including Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang, is one of the most developed regions in the nation.The economies of Northeast China and East China are highly complementary, resulting in a huge volume of goods flow between the two regions.In 2005, the goods flow via railway between Shandong and Northeast China reached more than 18 million tons. Goods flow via railway between Northeast China and the Yangtze River Delta Region, including Jiangsu, Shanghai and Zhejiang, hit 20 million tons.

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