Chinese Eastern Railway
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The Chinese Eastern Railway was a strategically important railway built by Imperial Russia across northeastern China, serving as a key link of the Trans-Siberian Railway and a focal point of regional geopolitical competition.
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian gauge railway
ⓘ
international railway project ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
CER
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dongqing Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitaysko-Vostochnaya zheleznaya doroga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchLine |
Harbin–Manzhouli line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harbin–Port Arthur line NERFINISHED ⓘ Harbin–Suifenhe line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Chinese Eastern Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Imperial Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith | Trans-Siberian Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1897 ⓘ |
| country |
Qing dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of China ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endPoint | Vladivostok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,520 mm ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Harbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedUrbanDevelopmentOf |
Changchun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Chinese
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
1896 Li–Lobanov Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1898 additional agreement between Russia and Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Heilongjiang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jilin NERFINISHED ⓘ Liaoning NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1903 ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 1903 ⓘ |
| owner |
Republic of China
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyReplacedBy | South Manchuria Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Changchun
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harbin NERFINISHED ⓘ Suifenhe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHub | Harbin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1929 Sino-Soviet conflict
ⓘ
Japanese occupation of Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Revolution of 1917 NERFINISHED ⓘ Russo-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ establishment of Manchukuo ⓘ |
| soldTo |
Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchukuo NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchukuo government in 1935 ⓘ |
| startPoint | Manzhouli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | partly integrated into Chinese railway network ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
focal point of Russian, Chinese, and Japanese rivalry
ⓘ
provided Russian access across Manchuria ⓘ shortened Trans-Siberian route to Vladivostok ⓘ |
| terminus |
Harbin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manzhouli NERFINISHED ⓘ Vladivostok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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