Longhai Railway

railway, China

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The Longhai Railway is a significant east-west railway line in China. Constructed in the early 20th century, it originally ran from the coast at Lianyungang in Jiangsu province, passing through industrial centers in Henan and reaching Baoji in Shaanxi province. The line was extended westward into Gansu province and further west to the Xinjiang-Kazakhstan border, connecting China to Central Asia and Russia. This railway is crucial for freight transport, especially for moving coal across the country, and has been instrumental in developing regional economic access and facilitating trade.123

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Lianyungang
…with the construction of the Longhai Railway, an east-west route running through Baoji, in Shaanxi province, in the Wei River valley. Haizhou was the eastern terminus, and a harbour was constructed in the estuary at Dapu. The estuary rapidly silted up, however, and in 1933 the railway was extended to…
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…with the construction of the Longhai Railway, an east-west route running through Baoji, in Shaanxi province, in the Wei River valley. Haizhou was the eastern terminus, and a harbour was constructed in the estuary at Dapu. The estuary rapidly silted up, however, and in 1933 the railway was extended to…
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Baoji
The Longhai Railway was extended from Xi’an (the provincial capital) to Baoji on the eve of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and was subsequently extended westward into Gansu province to Tianshui by 1947. Since 1949 this railway has been extended farther westward to Lanzhou, where it…
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The Longhai Railway was extended from Xi’an (the provincial capital) to Baoji on the eve of the Sino-Japanese War in 1937 and was subsequently extended westward into Gansu province to Tianshui by 1947. Since 1949 this railway has been extended farther westward to Lanzhou, where it…
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Shaanxi
Transportation
…to reach Shaanxi was the Longhai line, the great east-west trunk line constructed in the early 20th century from the sea at Lianyungang in Jiangsu, via the industrial centres of Henan. This line, extended in the 1930s through the Wei valley to Baoji, was largely destroyed during the Sino-Japanese War…
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…to reach Shaanxi was the Longhai line, the great east-west trunk line constructed in the early 20th century from the sea at Lianyungang in Jiangsu, via the industrial centres of Henan. This line, extended in the 1930s through the Wei valley to Baoji, was largely destroyed during the Sino-Japanese War…
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