Greater Khingan forest along Nenlin Railway

Nenjiang–Greater Khingan Forest railway or Nenlin railway (), is a single-track

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between Nenjiang and the town of Gulian, in

Mohe County Mohe () is a county-level city in Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang province. It is the northernmost city in China. Administrative divisions Mohe City is divided into 6 towns: Geography Mohe is located in the far northwest of Heilon ...

. It is also known as the ''Nenjiang–Mohe railway'' or ''Nenmo railway'' (). Both of the railway's terminals are located in

Heilongjiang Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost province ...

Province. In between, the line traverses the

Greater Khingan The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range (; IPA: ), is a -long volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China. It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, which later became the name of the northern branch of th ...

range of

Inner Mongolia Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...

. Much of the line is located within the jurisdiction of the Greater Khingan Forest District, a special forestry prefecture that covers parts of both Inner Mongolia and Heilongjiang. The line has a total length of . It was built and completed in four sections from 1964 to 1972. Major cities and towns along route include Nenjiang,

Jiagedaqi Jiagedaqi District or Jagdaqi District ( Oroqen: Jagdaqi, meaning "area with Pinus sylvestris var. mongolica Litvin"; ) is a district and the de facto seat of Daxing'anling Prefecture, Northeast China. Its physical location is in Inner Mongolia; ...

, the prefectural seat, and Mohe, the northernmost county in China.

Line Description

In the south, the Nenlin railway begins in Nenjiang on the eastern bank of the

Nen River The Nen River or Nenjiang (), or Nonni () is a river in Northeast China. The Nen River flows through the northern part of Heilongjiang Province and the northeastern section of Inner Mongolia, some parts of the river forming the border between the ...

. After crossing the river, the line enters

Hulunbuir Hulunbuir or Hulun Buir ( mn, , ''Kölün buyir'', Mongolian Cyrillic: Хөлөнбуйр, ''Khölönbuir''; zh, s=呼伦贝尔, ''Hūlúnbèi'ěr'') is a region that is governed as a prefecture-level city in northeastern Inner Mongolia, China. ...

, a prefectural city and formerly a League of Inner Mongolia. The line heads north and gradually climbs into the Greater Khingan Range. After following the

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to Jiagedaqi, the railroad turns north and reenters Heilongjiang at Tayuan. It turns northwest at Tahe and follows the panhandle to Mohe, the northernmost county in China. In the north, the line terminates at Gulian, a town just west of Mohe's county seat. At Nenjiang, the line intersects with the Fuyu–Nenjiang (Funen) and Nenjiang–Heishanbao railways. In recent year, the Nenlin and Funen railroads have been collectively referred to as the Fuyu - Xilinji railway ().

History

The Nenjiang–Greater Khingan Forest railway was built by the

People's Liberation Army The People's Liberation Army (PLA) is the principal military force of the People's Republic of China and the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The PLA consists of five service branches: the Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, ...

's Corps of Engineers. Construction began in 1964. The Jiagedaqi to Tahe section was the first to open, in 1966, followed by the Jiagedaqi to Nenjiang section in 1967. The Tahe to Zhangling section followed in 1968 and the northernmost section from Tahe to Gulian opened in 1972.(Chinese
铁道兵修建的主要铁路（二）
Accessed on 2010-05-29 In all, 156 soldiers lost their lives during the construction. They are buried in martyr's cemeteries in Jiagedaqi and Tahe.(Chinese
铁道兵修建的铁路-嫩林铁路(五)
Accessed on 2010-05-29

Rail connections

* Nenjiang:

Fuyu–Nenjiang railway Fuyu–Nenjiang railway or Funen railway (), is a single-track railroad in northeastern China between Fuyu and Nenjiang in Heilongjiang Province. The line is long and was built between 1930 and 1937 and rebuilt in 1946. Major towns along rou ...

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