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The Kerch Strait ferry line (Russian: Ке́рченская паро́мная перепра́ва (also, переправа «Крым — Кавказ»)) is the ferry connection across the Strait of Kerch in Russia that connects the Crimean Peninsula and Krasnodar Krai.
The ferry runs across the narrowest part of the strait (about 5 km) between Port Krym (harbour Crimea) by the city of Kerch and Port Kavkaz (harbour Caucasus) on the Chushka Spit. It carries passengers, automotive and railroad transport. The ferry is on the European route E97 and connects its parts, А290 (formerly M25) and М-17 highways.
The ferry line was established in 1953. From 1993 to 2004 railroad transportation was suspended due to replacement of aged train-ferries.
In June 2015, the ferry operator considered a daily passenger count of 11,000 normal.