China News Service, Chongqing, June 20 Question: Visiting the Last Guardian of Chongqing Station: Passenger Service will be suspended from June 20
Author: Luo Lang and Chen Chao
"As long as the last train has not been dispatched, we will continue to maintain the line equipment in the station to ensure the safety of the train..." On the afternoon of June 19, Liu Yulin, the foreman of the patrol maintenance area of the Chongqing South Line of the Chongqing Public Works Section, was working with the workers. , inspected the line equipment of Chongqing Station, and they said goodbye to this old station in the unique way of public works workers.
The staff of Chongqing Public Works Section are maintaining the line equipment in the station.
Photo by Yu Xuefeng
Chongqing Railway Station is located in Caiyuanba, Yuzhong District, Chongqing City. It was born in 1952 and has a glorious history of 70 years.
From June 20, it will stop handling passenger services.
After entering the road in 1993, Mr. Liu has been working on the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. He has been in charge of the maintenance of the line equipment in Chongqing Station for more than two years.
"Even if it's only one trip, we will always tighten the string of safety, and we will not let it go for a moment," he said.
The staff of Chongqing Public Works Section are maintaining the line equipment in the station.
Photo by Yu Xuefeng
"There are many retired workers and citizens who have come here to take pictures and videos in the past few days. It has not been so lively for a long time." Luo Mingguo, a 59-year-old worker, has been with Chongqing Station for 14 years and knows the equipment inside the station well.
When he heard that there was an inspection mission on the weekend, he took the initiative to ask Ying, just to see the old station for the last time and say goodbye to his "old friend".
"Although it was known a long time ago that it would be shut down for renovation, when the day came, it was still very reluctant." Luo Mingguo said.
Group photo of the staff of Chongqing Public Works Section.
Photo by Yu Xuefeng
The youngest in the inspection team is Li Bing, who will enter the road in July 2021.
She said: "Seeing so many people coming to check in, expressing their feelings for the old station is also a feeling. Although it feels a little pity, in a few years, the Chongqing station of Phoenix Nirvana will be more dazzling and worth looking forward to. , we are honored to be able to witness all this.”
The staff of Chongqing Public Works Section are maintaining the line equipment in the station.
Photo by Yu Xuefeng
Construction site guards Liao Zuwei and Foreman Liu entered the road in the same year, and spent most of their time working on the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. Speaking of the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway and Chongqing Station, he is familiar with the experience and witnessed the replacement of P50 rails with P60 rails on the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway, from wooden sleepers to The cement pillow, from the short rail to the seamless line, also witnessed the crowds of people when it was busy, and the gate of Chongqing Station after the opening of the Chengdu-Chongqing high-speed railway was very crowded.
The last time he worked here, the last time he was a construction site guard, was due to his responsibility and his last companionship.
The staff of Chongqing Public Works Section are maintaining the line equipment in the station.
Photo by Yu Xuefeng
At 3:00 pm, the inspection was over. At the suggestion of the workers, everyone came to the old work area to take a group photo.
Due to the adjustment of productivity layout, the original Chongqing Line Work Area was cancelled. In addition to completing the daily work in the work area, Luo Mingguo also had a special task of taking care of the houses in the work area.
Next to the stairwell on the first floor, the words "Chongqing Road Maintenance Work Area, Chongqing South Work Section of the Heavy Railway Sub-bureau" engraved on the black slate are clearly visible. Everyone took out their mobile phones and took pictures of the "witnesses" of this history.
When leaving the work area, Luo Mingguo watched everyone return, and he continued to be the last guardian.
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