1998年夏季,长江干流因洪水封航、断航达40多天之久,沿江地带不仅正常交通被打乱,甚至连防汛物资运输都深受影响。长江流域交通体系如此脆弱和落后的严峻现实,把我国交通、经济界长期讨论的一个重要问题,即沿江的铁路及其综合运输体系建设问题再次提上议程。 In the summer of 1998, the main stream of the Yangtze River was sealed off due to flooding, breaking the flight for more than 40 days. Not only the normal traffic along the Yangtze River was disrupted, but even the transportation of flood-fighting materials was deeply affected. The grim reality that the transport system in the Yangtze River valley is so fragile and backward has put the issue of the long-term discussion of transport and economy in our country on the agenda of setting up the railway and its integrated transport system along the Yangtze River.