Gansu Tianshui Tram Dilemma. China News Weekly reporter Zhou Qunfeng reports on the tram project.

Since the first phase of the project was put into operation, it has carried only about 800,000 passengers annually and generated an income of 1.6 billion yuan. Ten thousand yuan, the annual operating cost is about 40 million yuan, and the deficit is huge. At the same time, because the water storage problem of the rivers along the line was not considered, there were potential geological risks.