Nenjiang–Greater Khingan Forest railway or Nenlin railway (), is a
single-track railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
in
northeastern China
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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. As of the 2020 Chinese Census, it has a population of 54,036.
Administrative divisions
Mohe City is divided into 6 towns ...
. It is also known as the ''Nenjiang–Mohe railway'' or ''Nenmo railway'' (). Both of the railway's terminals are located in
Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang is a province in northeast China. It is the northernmost and easternmost province of the country and contains China's northernmost point (in Mohe City along the Amur) and easternmost point (at the confluence of the Amur and Us ...
Province. In between, the line traverses the
Greater Khingan
The Greater Khingan Range or Da Hinggan Range ( zh, s=大兴安岭, t=大興安嶺, p=Dà Xīng'ān Lǐng; IPA: ) is a volcanic mountain range in the Inner Mongolia region of Northeast China.
It was originally called the Xianbei Mountains, whi ...
range of
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an Autonomous regions of China, autonomous region of China. Its border includes two-thirds of the length of China's China–Mongolia border, border with the country of Mongolia. ...
. 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, the prefectural seat, and Mohe, the northernmost county in China.
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Line Description
In the south, the Nenlin railway begins in Nenjiang on the eastern bank of the Nen River
The Nen River or Nenjiang ( zh, c=, p=Nèn Jiāng, w=Nen-chiang), 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 ...
. After crossing the river, the line enters Hulunbuir
Hulunbuir or Hulun Buir, ''Hūlúnbèi'ěr''; , ''Khulunbuir'' is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Inner Mongolia, China. Its administrative center is located at Hailar District, its largest urban area. Major scenic features are the high ...
, 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 Gan River
The Gan River (, Gan: Kōm-kong) runs north through the western part of Jiangxi before flowing into Lake Poyang and thus the Yangtze River. The Xiang-Gan uplands separate it from the Xiang River of neighboring eastern Hunan.
Two similarly siz ...
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 ().
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History
The Nenjiang–Greater Khingan Forest railway was built by the People's Liberation Army
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'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
See also
* List of railways in China
The following is a list of conventional lines of rail transport in China. For the high-speed network, see List of high-speed railway lines in China.
North–south direction
Beijing–Harbin Corridor
* Jingqin railway; Beijing– Qinhuang ...
* Rail transport in Inner Mongolia
References
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Railway lines in China
Rail transport in Heilongjiang
Rail transport in Inner Mongolia