The Xinxiang–Yueshan railway or Xinyue railway (), is a

railway line Rail terminology is a form of technical terminology. The difference between the American term ''railroad'' and the international term ''railway'' (used by the International Union of Railways and English-speaking countries outside the United Sta ...

in northern China between Yueshan railway station in

Bo'ai County Bo'ai County () is a county of Henan Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain ...

and Xinxiang railway station in

Xinxiang Xinxiang ( ; postal: Sinsiang) is a prefecture-level city in northern Henan province, China. It borders the provincial capital of Zhengzhou to its southwest, Kaifeng to its southeast, Hebi and Anyang to its north, Jiaozuo to its west, and the ...

. The entire line, in length, is located in

Henan Province Henan (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

and serves as a major conduit for the shipment of coal from

Shanxi Province Shanxi (; ; formerly romanised as Shansi) is a landlocked province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level ...

History

The history of the Xinxiang–Yueshan railway begins with the Daokou–Qinghua railway of the early 20th century. In 1898, the Qing government granted a concession to Britain to build a railway to transport coal in northern Henan Province.(Chinese
程峰, "道清铁路始末" 《河南理工大学学报》（社会科学版）, 第8卷, 第2期, 2007年4月
Last accessed 2011-10-19 Construction began in 1902 on a line from Qinghua Township in present-day

to Daokou Township in

Hua County Hua County or Huaxian () is a county under the administration of Anyang City, in the north of Henan province, China. Its predecessor administrative area Huazhou/Hua prefecture was first established in 596 during the Sui dynasty. In 606 it w ...

. The line, completed in 1906, was 149.5 km in length and spanned Xun, Hua, Ji,

, Huojia, Xiuwu and

Qinyang Qinyang () is a county-level city in Henan province, China, bordering Shanxi province to the north. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Jiaozuo. The current population of Qinyang is estimated at 470,000. In 1999, the population stood ...

counties. The Daoqing railway entered into operation in 1907 and was extended further west toward Meng County (modern-day

Mengzhou Mengzhou () is a County-level city in Henan province, People's Republic of China. It is administered by the prefecture-level city Jiaozuo Jiaozuo ( ; postal: Tsiaotso) is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Henan province, China. Sitting ...

) in 1920. Work stopped at Chenzhuang in 1925. During the

Second Sino-Japanese War The Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) or War of Resistance (Chinese term) was a military conflict that was primarily waged between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. The war made up the Chinese theater of the wider Pacific Th ...

, the Daoqing railway was seized by the invading Japanese in February 1938. In the fall of 1938, the Eighth Route Army led by Chen Geng launched repeated attacks to sabotage tracks and halt traffic on the line. The occupying Japanese forces removed track from the eastern section of the line between Daokou and Liyuantun to build the Kaifeng–Xinxiang railway. In January 1945, the Eighth Route Army launched the Battle of Daoqing and after more than 70 days of fighting, destroyed the Xinxiang-Daokou section of the line. During the

Chinese Civil War The Chinese Civil War was fought between the Kuomintang-led government of the Republic of China and forces of the Chinese Communist Party, continuing intermittently since 1 August 1927 until 7 December 1949 with a Communist victory on m ...

, Jiaozuo and Xinxiang were captured by the People's Liberation Army in May 1949 and the western section of the Daokou–Qinghua railway was rebuilt and renamed the Xinhuai railway. In subsequent decades, most of the formerly western section became the Xinxiang–Jiaozuo railway and Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway. The Xinixiang–Jiaozuo railway is now known as the Xinxiang–Yueshan railway. The Xinyue railway was electrified from 2001 to 2003. In December 2010, construction began on the construction of a second pair of dual-track for the Xinyue railway.(Chinese
"新月铁路增建第二双线全长７９.７６公里"
2010-12-29

Rail connections

: Xinxiang–Yanzhou railway * Yueshan: Jiaozuo–Liuzhou railway, Taiyuan–Jiaozuo railway

References

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History

Rail connections

See also

References