Qiqihar–Bei'an railway

The Qiqihar–Bei'an railway or Qibei railway (simplified Chinese: 齐北铁路; traditional Chinese: 齊北鐵路; pinyin: qíběi tiělù), is a single-track railroad in northeastern China between Qiqihar and Bei'an in Heilongjiang Province. The line is 231 km (144 mi) long and was built between 1928 and 1933.^[1] Major cities and towns along route include Qiqihar, Fuyu, Keshan and Beian.

Line description

In the south, the Qibei railway begins outside the city of Qiqihar in the district of Ang'angxi, at the railroad junction with the Harbin–Manzhouli railway. It heads northeast to Fuyu, where the Fuyu-Nenjiang (Funen) railway continues northeast and this line turns eastward toward Keshan and Bei'an. At Bei'an, it intersects with the Harbin–Beian railway.

History

In 1909, the Qing Dynasty planned a railway from Jinzhou to Qiqihar to Aihui, which includes a segment that coincides with the Qibei Line. Wary of Russian and Japanese designs on the region, the Qing government signed a financing agreement with an Anglo-American consortium but the railway was never built. Actual construction began in June 1928 when northeastern China was ruled by the Republic of China, and the line was planned to run 205 km to Keshan. The section from Qiqihar to Yi'an entered into operation in January 1931. The Mukden Incident of September 18, 1931 halted further work on the Qiqihar–Keshan (Qike) railway, as it was known. In June 1932, the Japanese Kwantung Army resumed construction. This effort was hampered by attacks and sabotage by partisan forces led by Ma Zhanshan, Su Bingwen and others. From October 20 to November 10, 1932, Ma's Northeast Anti-Japanese National Salvation Army laid siege to the Laha station before being driven back by Japanese and collaborationist reinforcements.^[2] The rest of the line to Be'ian was completed in November 1933.

Stations

Station name	Chinese	Distance (km)	Connections
Qiqihar	齐齐哈尔	0	Harbin–Manzhouli railway
Gaotou	高头	10
Fengtun	冯屯	17
Dahabo	大哈伯
Taha	塔哈	30
Qunli	群力	39
Zhonghe	中和	49
Hachuan	哈川	55
Fuyu	富裕	63	Fuyu–Nenjiang railway
Shulin	树林	79
Fuhai	富海	96
Xintun	新屯
Yi'an	依安	129
Taidong	泰东
Gucheng	古城	161
Keshan	克山	175
Guojia	郭家
Kedong	克东	207
Bei'an	北安	231	Bei'an–Heihe railway

See also

• List of railways in China

References

1. (Chinese) "全国铁路线路名称及其介绍2" Tieliu Archived July 7, 2007, at the Wayback Machine 2007-02-28
2. (Chinese)义勇军的抗日斗争 Archived July 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine 2007-11-26