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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Russian gauge railway
international railway project
railway line
alsoKnownAs CER
Dongqing Railway
Kitaysko-Vostochnaya zheleznaya doroga
branchLine Harbin–Manzhouli line
Harbin–Port Arthur line
Harbin–Suifenhe line
builtBy Chinese Eastern Railway Company
Imperial Russia
linked to: Russian Empire
connectsWith Trans-Siberian Railway
constructionBegan 1897
country Qing dynasty
Republic of China
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
endPoint Vladivostok
gauge 1,520 mm
headquartersLocation Harbin
influencedUrbanDevelopmentOf Changchun
Harbin
languageOfName Chinese
Russian
legalBasis 1896 Li–Lobanov Treaty
linked to: Li–Lobanov Treaty

1898 additional agreement between Russia and Qing dynasty
locatedIn Heilongjiang
Jilin
linked to: Jilin Province

Liaoning
Manchuria
Northeast China
linked to: Manchuria
opened 1903
openedForTraffic 1903
owner Republic of China
Russian Empire
Soviet Union
partiallyReplacedBy South Manchuria Railway
passesThrough Changchun
Harbin
Suifenhe
primaryHub Harbin
significantEvent 1929 Sino-Soviet conflict
Japanese occupation of Manchuria
Russian Revolution of 1917
linked to: Russian Revolution

Russo-Japanese War
establishment of Manchukuo
soldTo Japanese-controlled South Manchuria Railway
Manchukuo
Manchukuo government in 1935
startPoint Manzhouli
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
Manzhouli
Vladivostok
usedFor freight transport
passenger transport

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South Manchuria Railway track connectedTo Chinese Eastern Railway
Harbin Institute of Technology founder Chinese Eastern Railway
Northeast China rail network historicalOrigin Chinese Eastern Railway region
linked to: Chinese Eastern Railway
Suifenhe locatedIn Chinese Eastern Railway corridor
linked to: Chinese Eastern Railway
Dalny associatedWith Chinese Eastern Railway
Chinese Eastern Railway builtBy Chinese Eastern Railway Company
linked to: Chinese Eastern Railway