# Harbin–Bei'an railway

Harbin-Bei'an railway, named the Binbei Railway (simplified Chinese: 滨北铁路; traditional Chinese: 濱北鐵路; pinyin: Bīnběi Tiělù), is a 333 km (207 mi) 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 227 km (141 mi) 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 125 km (78 mi) Sankeshu–Suihua section of the line was completed. Double-tracking of the rest of the line was completed in 1962.

## Route

| Distance | Distance | Station name | Station name | 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 |