Harbin–Suifenhe railway explained

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Trans-Siberian Binsui Railway
Native Name:滨绥铁路 (Bīnsuí Tiělù)
Native Name Lang:zh
Type:Heavy rail,
Regional rail
Status:Operational
Locale:Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia
Start:Harbin
End:Manzhouli
Open:14 November 1901
Owner:Chinese Eastern Railway (1901–1932)
North Manchuria Railway (1932–1935)
Manchukuo National Railway (1935–1945)
China Changchun Railway (1945–1955)
China Railway (since 1955)
Linelength Km:548
Electrification: Overhead lines Harbin-Suifinhe Section
Map State:collapsed

The Trans-Siberian Harbin–Suifenhe railway, named the Binsui Railway, is a double-track electrified trunk railway in Northeast China between Harbin and Suifenhe on the Russian border. The line was originally built by Russia as the eastern branch of the Chinese Eastern Railway, which linked Chita with Vladivostok. Today, the 548km (341miles) railway is administered by Harbin Railway Bureau.

History

Initial construction of the Binsui Railway as a Russian gauge line of the Sino-Russian Chinese Eastern Railway started on 9 June 1898 at the two termini of the line, Harbin in China and Ussuriysk in Russia. The partially built line was destroyed during the Boxer Rebellion between March and July 1900, causing the project to be suspended. Construction resumed in October, and on 14 November 1901 operation on a temporary basis was started. Official opening of the line took place on 14 July 1903.

After the creation of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo in 1932, the CER became a Soviet-Manchukuo joint enterprise, and was renamed the "North Manchuria Railway". In March 1935, the government of Manchukuo purchased the Soviet share of the NMR, and merged it into the Manchukuo National Railway, and on 17 June 1936, work to convert the line, known during that time as the Binsui Line (Hinsui Line in Japanese), from Russian broad gauge to standard gauge was completed. The MNR double tracked the line as far as Yimianpo in 1939, and relaid the line with heavier rail in 1942.

The MNR began construction of the original Ducao Tunnel in July 1937, opening the new, shorter line on 31 July 1942. At 3849m (12,628feet), it was China's longest railway tunnel. To expand the capacity of the line, China Railway decided to build a second tunnel, 3900m (12,800feet) in length, in 1961, but construction was suspended a year later. Work resumed on 1 May 1975, and was completed by the end of 1978. Refurbishment of the original tunnel began in September 1985 and was completed on 21 December 1988.

After the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945, the Soviet Army converted the line back to Russian broad gauge. In 1946, it was converted back to standard gauge once again, and the double tracking was removed; the rails taken up were used to repair other lines.[1] Between 1945 and 1955, the railways in the territory of the former Manchukuo were controlled by the Sino-Soviet China Changchun Railway, after which the railways of the region were taken over by China Railways; the Binsui Line then reverted to its original name, Binsui Railway. The double tracking of the section from Harbin to Mudanjiang was rebuilt by China Railways in 1958. Electrification of the line began in 2010, and the first section, from Mudanjiang to Suifenhe, was completed on 28 December 2015. Wiring of the Harbin–Mudanjiang section began in April 2016.[2] Passenger traffic on the line has increased to 2.3 million passengers annually.[3]

Route

Distance Station name
S2S; kmCurrent nameFormer nameYear openedConnections
00Harbin
哈尔滨
Songhuajiang
松花江
1899Binbei Railway, Jingha Railway, Binzhou Railway, Binbei Railway
55Wangzhaotun
王兆屯
Muchaichang
木柴厂
1899
72Xiangfang
香坊

Old Harbin 老哈尔滨 (1904–1924)
1898Labin Railway
147New Xiangfang
新香坊
1937Sunxin Connecting Line, Sankeshu Railway (zh)
206Chenggaozi
成高子
Chengbin Railway (zh)
3010Shelitun
舍利屯
Cheng
4111Acheng
阿城
Ashenhe
阿什河
1901
Hongfangzihuirang
红房子会让
Closed
5211Yagou
亚沟
Taiyagou
太亚沟
6210Yuquan
玉泉
Ercengdianzi
二层甸子
1899
686Baimaozi
白帽子
Shihuiyao
石灰窑
(passenger only)
735Bailing
白岭
796Xiaoling
小岭
845Xiaopingshan
小平山
895Pingshan
平山
1899
956East Pingshan
东平山
1005Maorshan
帽儿山
11010Mifeng
蜜蜂
Mishan
蜜山
1899
12212Xiaojiu
小九
1899
1319Wujimi
乌吉密
1899
14110Shangzhi
尚志
Zhuhe
珠河
1899
15110Mayan
马延
Yakuni
亚库尼
1899
16110Yimianpo
一面坡
1899
1698Jiujiangpao
九江泡
Lukashevo (Лукашево)
Luketuwo (Chinese: 鲁克土窝)
1901
18112Wanshan
万山
Samokhvalov (Самохвалов)
Samohawaluofu (Chinese: 萨莫哈瓦洛)
1899
19211Weihe
苇河
1899Weiya Railway (zh), Weilin Railway
20210Qingyun
青云
Kazantsevo (Казанцево)
Kazancaiwo (Chinese: 喀赞才窝)
1899
21210Yabuli
亚布力
Yabloni (Яблони)
Yabuluoni (Chinese: 亚布洛尼)
1899Yalin Railway (zh)
Xinxing
新兴
22614Shitouhezi
石头河子
Reko-Ridzh (Реко-Ридж)
Liangziling (Chinese: 亮子岭)
1901Closed 1993
22917Yuchi
鱼池
2345Lengshan
冷山
Liudaohezi
六道河子
1900Closed 1993
24011Kaidao
开道
Xima
洗马
Closed 1993
248Gaolingzi
高岭子
1900Closed 1993
2499Hufeng
虎峰
2523Ducao
杜草
1940
Fenlinghe
分岭河
Closed 1993
2619Zhishan
治山
Salahe
萨拉河
1900
27211Hengdaohezi
横道河子
1900
28210Daolin
道林
Sandaowoji
三道窝集
1901
29412Qinglingzi
青岭子
Changlingzi
长岭子
1901
30410Shanshi
山市
Shanshi
山石
1901
31410Qifeng
奇峰
Shihe
石河
1901
3239Aotou
敖头
1937Huolonggou Railway (zh)
33310Hailin
海林
1901
34310Lagu
拉古
1937
3496Huanghua
黄花
1942Closed
Ningbei
宁北
Closed
3556Mudanjiang
牡丹江
1901Mujia Railway (zh), Mujia PDR (zh), Mutu Railway (zh), Tujia Railway (zh), Hamu PDR (zh)
3627Aihe
爱河
Miehe
乜河
1901
37816Modaoshi
磨刀石
1901
3824Shandi
山底
Closed
3919Daguanling
大观岭站
Shanling
山岭
1901Closed
3965Shandong
山洞
Closed
40413Daimagou
代马沟
Taimagou
抬马沟
1901Closed
41713Beilin
北林
Beilinhe
北林河
1901Closed
43013Old Muling
老穆陵
Muling
穆陵
1901Closed
44212Yilin
伊林
1900Closed
44365
(from Modaoshi)
Muling
穆陵
2015Chengji Railway (zh)
45311
(from Yilin)
Xiachengzi
下城子
Xiaochengzi
小城子
1900Closed
4629Maqiaohe
马桥河
Magouhe
马沟河
1900Closed
47513Hongfangzi
红房子
Hulimihe
虎力密河
1900Closed
48510Tailing
太岭
Taipingling
太平岭
1900Closed
50158
Xilinhe
细鳞河
1899
51110Suixi
绥西
Sanchagou
三岔沟
1899Closed
52312Suiyang
绥阳
Xiaosuifen
小绥芬
1899
54118Kuangou
宽沟
Badaohezi
八道河子
1898Closed
5487Suifenhe
绥芬河
Station No. 5
Станция No.. 5
1898
China–Russia border
021
(from border)
Grodekovo
Гродеково
1898Far Eastern Railway

Notes and References

  1. http://218.10.232.41:8080/was40/detail?record=94&channelid=21445&presearchword= 《哈尔滨市志 交通》
  2. Web site: 哈牡电气化改造工程破土动工 . 2018-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171014183226/http://hlj.people.com.cn/n2/2016/0420/c338099-28185942.html . 2017-10-14 . dead .
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20180207005206/http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2015-12/28/c_1117604730.htm 牡绥铁路扩能改造工程竣工通车