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Ferry and Short Sea Passenger Services

Named ferry and short sea passenger services that carry people and vehicles across a strait, channel or short open-water crossing, distinct from the ocean liners and long-distance sea lanes tracked elsewhere. Belongs here: any named ferry route or short sea passenger service of real historical or commercial significance. Does not belong here: long-distance ocean liner services and historic trade sea lanes, tracked under Historic Trade Routes and Sea Lanes, or the ferry vessel itself, tracked under Passenger and Ocean Liner Vessels or Traditional and Pre-Industrial Watercraft.

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Era of Emergence
1871 CE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Ferry
WikipediaFerry, first car ferry, Bosphorus
Quote, Ferry, first car ferry, Bosphorus
In 1871, the world's first car ferry crossed the Bosphorus in Istanbul.
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