Lafa–Harbin railway

The Lafa–Harbin railway, named the Labin Railway (simplified Chinese: 拉滨铁路; traditional Chinese: 拉濱鐵路; pinyin: Lābīn Tiělù), is a 272 km (169 mi) single-track trunk railway in Northeast China, running from Lafa to Binjiang via Harbin. It connects to the Changtu Railway at Lafa, to the Jishu Railway and the Taoshu Railway at Shulan, to the Binsui Railway and the Hahuan Line at Xiangfang, and at Harbin to the Binbei Railway, the Binzhou Railway, and the Jingha Railway.

Labin Railway
Overview
Native name	拉滨铁路 (Lābīn Tiělù)
Status	Operational
Owner	Manchukuo National Railway (1934–1945) China Changchun Railway (1945–1955) China Railway (since 1955)
Locale	Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia
Termini	Binjiang Lafa
Service
Type	Heavy rail, Regional rail
History
Opened	1 September 1934
Technical
Line length	271.7 km (168.8 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Route map  Changtu Railway 0 Lafa  Changtu Railway 8 Xinzhan 19 Liujiazi 28 Ma'anling Closed 41 Shangying 53 Xiaocheng Closed 68 Qunling Closed  Jishu Railway 81 Shulan  Taoshu Railway 96 Shuiquliu 110 Ping'an 122 Shanhetun 138 Dujia 151 Wuchang 167 Anjia 182 Beiyinhe 193 Lalin 211 Niujia 225 Zhoujia 241 Pingfang Liming 254 Sunjia  Wangsun Railway (zh)  Binsui Railway  Hahuan Line 259 Xiangfang 261 Wangzhaotun  Jingha Railway 266 Harbin  Binbei Railway  Binzhou Railway 271.7 Binjiang  Sankeshu Railway (zh)

History

The line, originally named the Labin Line (Rōhin Line in Japanese), was built by the Manchukuo National Railway between 1932 and 1934, and officially opened on 1 September 1934. The Harbin–Binjiang section was originally built by the North Manchuria Railway, and whilst under the management of the Manchukuo National Railway it was part of the Binjiang Line. After the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in 1945 it was taken over by the Soviet Army, and from then until 1955 it was operated by the Sino-Soviet China Changchun Railway. After 1955 it was merged into China Railway and renamed Labin Railway, and is now jointly administered by the Harbin and Shenyang Railway Bureaux.

Route

Distance		Station name
Total; km	S2S; km	Current name	Former name	Opened	Connections
0	0	Lafa 拉法		1928	Changtu Railway
8	8	Xinzhan 新站		1928
19	11	Liujiazi 六家子		1928
28	9	Ma'anling 马鞍岭		1928	Closed
41	13	Shangying 上营		1933
53	12	Xiaocheng 小城			Closed
68	15	Qunling 群岭			Closed
81	13	Shulan 舒兰		1933	Jishu Railway, Taoshu Railway
96	15	Shuiquliu 水曲柳		1933
110	14	Ping'an 平安		1934
122	12	Shanhetun 山河屯		1933
138	16	Dujia 杜家		1933
151	13	Wuchang 五常		1933
167	16	Anjia 安家		1934
182	15	Beiyinhe 背荫河		1934
193	11	Lalin 拉林		1934
211	18	Niujia 牛家		1934
225	14	Zhoujia 周家		1934
241	16	Pingfang 平房		1934
		Liming 黎明		1984	Freight only
254	13	Sunjia 孙家		1934	Wangsun Railway (zh)
259	5	Xiangfang 香坊	Harbin (哈尔滨/Харбин), 1898–1904 Old Harbin (老哈尔滨/Старый Харбин), 1904–1924	1898	Binsui Railway, Hahuan Line
261	2	Wangzhaotun 王兆屯	Muchaichang 木柴厂	1899	Binsui Railway, Hahuan Line
266	5	Harbin 哈尔滨	Songhuajiang 松花江	1899	Binbei Railway, Jingha Railway, Binzhou Railway, Binbei Railway
271.7	6	Binjiang 滨江		1934	Sankeshu Railway (zh)