Harbin-Bei'an railway, named the Binbei Railway (), is a double-tracked arterial railroad in Northeast China between Harbin and Bei'an. At Harbin the line connects to the Jingha Railway, the Binzhou Railway, and the Binsui Railway, whilst at Suihua it connects to the Suijia Railway and at Bei'an it connects to the Qibei Railway and the Beihei Railway.
History The Harbin–Bei'an railway started out as two separate railway lines built by two privately owned railway companies, the Huhai Railway and the Haike Railway.
The Huhai Railway was the first self-funded privately owned railway company in Heilongjiang. It began surveying a line from Songpu to Hailun in September 1925, opening the line on 15 December 1928. In 1929, the railway's wooden bridge was replaced with a permanent iron bridge. Work on the Haike Railway's line from Hailun to Bei'an began in June 1932, and was opened to traffic on a temporary basis in 1 December of the same year.
In 1933, after the creation of the Japanese puppet state of Manchukuo, both companies were nationalised by the Manchukuo National Railway, and the two companies' lines were merged to create a single line, called the Binbei Line (Hinboku Line in Japanese). The Manchukuo National continued construction of the Hailun–Bei'an section, replacing the temporary bridges with permanent ones. The line was finally completed in 1935.
In August 1945, the Soviet Army invaded Manchukuo, taking over management of all railways in the former Manchukuo, creating the China Changchun Railway; the Binbei Line was put under the jurisdiction of the Qiqihar Railway Bureau. The Soviets transferred control of the China Changchun Railway to China in 1955, at which time this line became part of the China Railway system. In 1957, the line was transferred to the jurisdiction of the Harbin Railway Bureau, and double-tracking of the Sankeshu–Suihua section of the line was completed. Double-tracking of the rest of the line was completed in 1962.
Route Distance Station name Total; km S2S; km Current name Former name Year opened Connections 0 0 Harbin East哈尔滨东 1934 Jingha Railway, Binzhou Railway, Binsui Railway 13 13 New Songpu新松浦 1933 North Songpu北松浦 Songpu松浦 1926 Closed 22 9 Xujia徐家 1926 32 10 Hulan呼兰 1926 Majia马家 1926 Closed 47 15 Shenjia沈家 1927 59 12 Kangjinjing康金井 1927 72 13 Shirencheng石人城 1927 85 13 Baikuibao白奎堡 1927 97 12 Xinglongzhen兴隆镇 1927 108 11 Wanfatun万发屯 1928 Nihe泥河 1928 Closed 125 17 Suihua绥化 1928 Suijia Railway 138 13 Shayuan沙园 1928 143 5 Qinjia秦家 1928 157 14 Sifangtai四方台 1928 173 16 Zhangweitun张维屯 1928 184 11 Xinquan新泉 1928 Closed 195 22 Suileng绥棱 1929 Keyinhe克音河 1929 Closed 215 20 East Bianjing东边井 1929 227 12 Hailun海伦 1925 Zhaojia赵家 1932 Closed 242 15 Zhayinhe扎音河 1932 254 12 Haibei海北 1932 269 15 Tongbei通北 1932 277 8 Yangjia杨家 1932 290 13 Lijia李家 1932 306 16 Zhaoguang赵光 1932 Fu'an福安 1932 Closed 333 27 Bei'an北安 1932 Qibei Railway and the Beihei Railway
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