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 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 , it was China's longest railway tunnel. To expand the capacity of the line, China Railway decided to build a second tunnel, 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. 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. Passenger traffic on the line has increased to 2.3 million passengers annually.牡绥铁路扩能改造工程竣工通车
Route Distance Station name S2S; km Current name Former name Year opened Connections 0 0 Harbin哈尔滨 Songhuajiang松花江 1899 Binbei Railway, Jingha Railway, Binzhou Railway, Binbei Railway 5 5 Wangzhaotun王兆屯 Muchaichang木柴厂 1899 7 2 Xiangfang香坊 Old Harbin 老哈尔滨 (1904–1924) 1898 Labin Railway 14 7 New Xiangfang新香坊 1937 Sunxin Connecting Line, Sankeshu Railway (zh) 20 6 Chenggaozi成高子 Chengbin Railway (zh) 30 10 Shelitun舍利屯 Cheng程 41 11 Acheng阿城 Ashenhe阿什河 1901 Hongfangzihuirang红房子会让 Closed 52 11 Yagou亚沟 Taiyagou太亚沟 62 10 Yuquan玉泉 Ercengdianzi二层甸子 1899 68 6 Baimaozi白帽子 Shihuiyao石灰窑 (passenger only) 73 5 Bailing白岭 79 6 Xiaoling小岭 84 5 Xiaopingshan小平山 89 5 Pingshan平山 1899 95 6 East Pingshan东平山 100 5 Maorshan帽儿山 110 10 Mifeng蜜蜂 Mishan蜜山 1899 122 12 Xiaojiu小九 1899 131 9 Wujimi乌吉密 1899 141 10 Shangzhi尚志 Zhuhe珠河 1899 151 10 Mayan马延 Yakuni亚库尼 1899 161 10 Yimianpo一面坡 1899 169 8 Jiujiangpao九江泡 Lukashevo (Лукашево)Luketuwo () 1901 181 12 Wanshan万山 Samokhvalov (Самохвалов)Samohawaluofu () 1899 192 11 Weihe苇河 1899 Weiya Railway (zh), Weilin Railway 202 10 Qingyun青云 Kazantsevo (Казанцево)Kazancaiwo () 1899 212 10 Yabuli亚布力 Yabloni (Яблони)Yabuluoni () 1899 Yalin Railway (zh) Xinxing新兴 226 14 Shitouhezi石头河子 Reko-Ridzh (Реко-Ридж)Liangziling () 1901 Closed 1993 229 17 Yuchi鱼池 234 5 Lengshan冷山 Liudaohezi六道河子 1900 Closed 1993 240 11 Kaidao开道 Xima洗马 Closed 1993 248 Gaolingzi高岭子 1900 Closed 1993 249 9 Hufeng虎峰 252 3 Ducao杜草 1940 Fenlinghe分岭河 Closed 1993 261 9 Zhishan治山 Salahe萨拉河 1900 272 11 Hengdaohezi横道河子 1900 282 10 Daolin道林 Sandaowoji三道窝集 1901 294 12 Qinglingzi青岭子 Changlingzi长岭子 1901 304 10 Shanshi山市 Shanshi山石 1901 314 10 Qifeng奇峰 Shihe石河 1901 323 9 Aotou敖头 1937 Huolonggou Railway (zh) 333 10 Hailin海林 1901 343 10 Lagu拉古 1937 349 6 Huanghua黄花 1942 Closed Ningbei宁北 Closed 355 6 Mudanjiang牡丹江 1901 Mujia Railway (zh), Mujia PDR (zh), Mutu Railway (zh), Tujia Railway (zh), Hamu PDR (zh) 362 7 Aihe爱河 Miehe乜河 1901 378 16 Modaoshi磨刀石 1901 382 4 Shandi山底 Closed 391 9 Daguanling大观岭站 Shanling山岭 1901 Closed 396 5 Shandong山洞 Closed 404 13 Daimagou代马沟 Taimagou抬马沟 1901 Closed 417 13 Beilin北林 Beilinhe北林河 1901 Closed 430 13 Old Muling老穆陵 Muling穆陵 1901 Closed 442 12 Yilin伊林 1900 Closed 443 65(from Modaoshi) Muling穆陵 2015 Chengji Railway (zh) 453 11(from Yilin) Xiachengzi下城子 Xiaochengzi小城子 1900 Closed 462 9 Maqiaohe马桥河 Magouhe马沟河 1900 Closed 475 13 Hongfangzi红房子 Hulimihe虎力密河 1900 Closed 485 10 Tailing太岭 Taipingling太平岭 1900 Closed 501 58 Xilinhe细鳞河 1899 511 10 Suixi绥西 Sanchagou三岔沟 1899 Closed 523 12 Suiyang绥阳 Xiaosuifen小绥芬 1899 541 18 Kuangou宽沟 Badaohezi八道河子 1898 Closed 548 7 Suifenhe绥芬河 Station No. 5Станция No.. 5 1898 China–Russia border 0 21(from border) GrodekovoГродеково 1898 Far Eastern Railway
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