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Jan 24, 2025 5:20 AM

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(250124) -- DALI, Jan. 24, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Li Yanlin patrols along the rail line near the Zhugecheng Railway Station in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 20, 2025. Zhugecheng Railway Station is a small crossing station on the railway connecting Dali and Lijiang cities in southwest China's Yunnan Province. Li Yanlin, who is 50, has worked as a station watchman here for 15 years. While the trains only stop at the station's sidetracks which pass through a mountain, the station's main building, built on the mountain slope, remain "invisible" to the general passengers. Normally, the station will only be visited by either Li or another college who work alternate shifts. During the Spring Festival, there are over 60 trains passing by the station every day. For the past six Spring Festivals, when most people enjoyed the holiday, Li was always been on duty, checking and maintaining equipment, coordinating with train dispatch, and dealing with emergencies along the railway line. This year, he finally gets the chance to spend time with family members. Working alone at this "invisible" railway station can be boring, but Li never failed to fulfil his duties. "My job is to guard the safety of passengers on their way home. And I will stick to my post until my retirement as long as it needs me, " he said. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)