Gaokao train is gone, but memories remain (2)

Railway workers at Dayangshu Railway Station prepare bottled water and stationery for students. [Photo by Yuan Yong/For chinadaily.com.cn]

Over the nearly two decades since China Railway Harbin Group Co started the special train service in 2003, many fond memories were formed. The trains carried a total of around 34,000 students, their parents and teachers from Dayangshu to Alihe, a town 135 kilometers away, for the gaokao.