PROSPECTS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION IN NEW CHINA

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• Publication Date: November 7, 1949
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SUBJECT
HOW
PUBLISHER
WHERE
PUBLISHER
RATE
PUBLISHER
LANGUAGE
Comauniet Chinas
Bconoaic - Rallroe3 recoaetruCtion
Aai1y aewepaper
HAng 8aarg
21 Aug 1949..
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RATE DIET.
N0. OF F'AGE~
The eone:suctioa of railroads in China began 81 years ego. Noet of them
vans built vi.th foreign capital which ~e.eped and monopolised cur conntry's
reilraed IGphte sad controle?, eo that rra cou],6t aot rapidly develop to the
7~ewat stet3e. ]TuArg the'past 20 years, while the Ele2 was in control 04 the
coantry, they did 11:t1e in the way al construction of new liaee. In the name
of "eaterminntir~; baitdite," the 1~' even destroyed soars a~f the railrabds, eo
that nor, ezaept is the .liberate rsacr, there 1.e prG^tically no ~.hroug:
t?^affic service.
The 2ota1 mileage of railroads aonetructed np to the prevent, intslwding
thoe? in Hanohurie and TaS.wsn, those damege3 or destroyed dtsing Loetilitiee
etni li:neo eotuslly u~l?r construction but aat rat campletad; ie 3C,1d5 kile-
srntere. OP ~d total, 22,?87 kilceaetara have bees eampla:rd. 0n the average
Stirs amcun ;e to ieee than 50 ]dlasetere per mi111on of the population, cc>tlpe..red
with tho ~t.mgage of 3,100 kilometers ?.a #i~e n?3, P8o ]tiloe?tera in Germany,
700 k11cloetel'e in England, and 304 ktloa~ters in Japan.
The lengths of the pril~cipnl truhk lines construbte3 are ae follows:
The terminals given balov have been addidfor conveaisaco]
'Hrief Homes
of 1'iase Termirale
Pei-Haag
P' ing~ui
T'nag-P'u
Ping-Su
Ciaeaa-T' ai
Chico-Chi
~W
N!t .,.
Pei~'!~--l~ieo-ring 837
Pe1,?-p'ing--3ui-yunn 817
Ta-t'ung--P'u-chou 864
Pei-ping--lSu-psi-k'ou lh7
Chang-ting--T'ai-yuan 235
Ch'ing-tno--Chi-nan 395
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Lung-Hai
Chix~-Hu
Hu=Hang-Zang
lies-Sean
Che-Kan
Zueh-Han
7:.ea-Ineh
Hen-H'tsn
Tina-J~tien
Hniaug-Hues
Chien-Bust
Halnma
Tnirnn }min LSne
Oiran
Tnichu
H~ito
Tnito
Taiwan Pr~l'lato Linea
J?len-Ch'eng
Ha-Gh'oag .
Hn-Sn!
Hn-Man
Zip-k'ou Branch
ea--pu
Shea-Zu
xu-1n Branch
Sham l-a (Aa-few )
Ch'an;;-T' n
P''in6'Lnng
'fn??Ohang
Shea~Chi
P'iag-Ak:i
oil ^n~
Luau-P~ 1
Chia-sn
Ch'4ag-T'eo
Hein-I
Pei-ping--Hen-k'au 1,213
T'!ea-eking--P'u-k'ou 1,009
LAgil-~V' IALL^-l ~ lgll-OJ,6LL1 1 , 37~
Han-chiag---hai 311
Shang-hni--Hang-chow-Hing-po 360
Han-ah't;g--Chiu-ahiang 129
Haag-ahau--Ping-heiang 979
Huang-chou--'W+~-oh' axag 1, 2~1
H'un-ming--Ho-k'ou.(Hniphong) 464
%3nu-fu (8zachwan)--H'ua-min 171
H?ua-mi~?--(in the d.ireotion of Jiurma) ]2
Hang-'ang--Huai-lin E+fl5
Suei-lin--Buei-A~g
X74
~}xih-lu ling--Tu-liu ~
200
Taihoku--Takao
Taihoku--Su-o
4tYj
99
Chikunn--Oiwaks
91
Takao-i?Seishu
03
Barenko--Taito
175
---
3.023
Ta-.limn--Ch ang-ch'un
701
Ha-erh-pin--Chang-eh'nn ~
242
Ha-erh-Pin--Sui-Pen
547
Hn-erh-pia--Mau-cbou-li.
934
Ting-k'oa--Tn-ehih-oh'ino
22
3u-chia?-tun--Fu-shun
52
41~
Lien-ehan--Hu-lu-tao
12
:then-yau,J--An-tu7La
261
Ch'eug-ch'ua--T'u-men-cbiaeg
328
571
'Pn-hu-ehan--T'ung??liao
360
Shen-Haug--Z chi
443
8eu-p'inR-ka4~i --Me'i-ho-Y'ou ~
149
Ea-erh-pin--Pei-aa ar T'uag- 1
326
Lung-chiaag ~--T'ax~r-psi ~
231
Chin-heieu--Hn-perk:'ou
5u2
Oh'nng-ch'un--T'ao-nnn or Tao-an ~
332
Hein-li-t'uu ~--I-heien ~
136
fluidina Prinaiylee for Location as Hsv Construction
1. DnAer the prinaiplee o~ the Saw DeaYoaracT, the r+~ilroede are to
belong do the ~ecple.
2. The? should promoto the economic interests of the people' feailitate
the estnbli~htsat of Maters of heavy induetrf; afford conneatioa betoeen the
national neater of go'ernneat and the political oentere of the ~roviaces and
ontl.Ting re6lone; contribute to the pacification of all sections a2 the oountr~.
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3, Previous to a~sachiry{ the goelo of industrial developmonty the progarom
of oonstruc?tion of new lines should give priorSt; in the folloxing oxtler:
a, The trunk lirrs to the Horthxest, in order eventuaL7a to link up
with the gatexay to international intex~ourse in that direotion.
Complete the unfinished impo_~tant 11nee in China proper.
co Connections between the Northwest
plateau regions.
d. Feeders to the trunk lines, and additional interconlw~~tinns
between the trunk lines.
4. ds far as possible, b~ithout violating the principle of prwnoting
the interests of the people, connect the whole system with the prlneipal
seaports. Far reasons of security, ae far as praotical, railroads designed
Pox coast defense should lead intend, from the seaports., Rail.sond liens for
land dezenae aho?yl,d be located in the 3ncerior aid con~ct the government
avatar xith the northeast, the frontier regians, and in+.ernational. 11nea in
the soutbwaot.
5. l?inee *o the iront'_ers arcs for ttce purpose oP facilitating, ae feu? ,
as 1s coneieteat with out faroign, Siplc~atic, sad domestic laoli#,iee,
participation in the mutual proeperit~ ':.hat mrv atte;~d intr~raetionnl trade,
6. Finally, xhare ndvaatageous because of the uafavcralle lay of the
river s~etems. railroad.e should t,b conetrnoted to iorca a n~tvcn k of lntir-
oonneetiors betxeea the main xatoxsrays and the trunk rnilroad 11nee.
Hate of Progress in Coneti'}tation
Within a short time repairs oan be completed ant servlca rest+a~ed on all
ezieiing railroads, and xask s~?s:te3 on vex Conetraotiony We are not mntiraly
dependent oz imported materials, hence work may be begun ae eoan ae plans are
reads.
dcoording to an a+ethoritative ~otuc,, the First Five-tear Plan for vex
raiirosd construction calla for completion of 13,876 kilumstere.
=ear'.
Construction to be Started
In Pra~trees
Cc~leted
Total
let
;,751
5,751
--?
~
3, 326
9, o'T7
2,426
3d
3,917
-I~,417
`~+
4th
882
.0,635
2,d65
5th
??--
7,770
7,881
13,876
1. The aorthwret System
This embraoee the provinces pf Shensi, Ningeia, Saneu, T~Snghai, s~
Sinkiang. This area ie cur region of safety; it ie rich materiallj. Frain
Ha-nl $inki8?~, the railroads may bs eztended to Ti-hue. Frain S$-chu
X33001, 96-X1, aline mew be built to lhaeea, Tibet. ~onzectione mqy bo
made through Pao-t'ou anl. T'upg-kuan xith the i.~ustriellj more advanced
teighboring region~ct Borth Chinn; nud xith the trade centers of T'iea-Ching,
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Ch'ix~-tee, Hai-Chao, an3 Han-k'ou. Gn the south, this region ed.~oias $zeohvan
which has great poselbilltias for iaiustrial dsvelopmexit. .
2. 'She $outhxeat System
T}~ie embraces the & '' faces of $zechxsn, Exoichox, IarmaaZech~an
~vangsi, t"'heae lfaes x111 connect and develop the industries of
with the iron mines at $hui-ch?eng in Krreichox.
Ydanned Construction ~ichedule
t9ar
Aem of Lias
Ae
~
Complotioa
Length in Sm
Ch'vag-Ch'ing--Ch'ing-tu
let
3d
530
Chung-Ch'ing--Suei-yang
let
4th
530
Slei-sing--I-Pia
let
4th
440
Hsiang-t'an--Chih-ahiang
1st
2d
498
An-Wing--Mien-pies
let
?d
u44
auei-yang--wei-slag
2d
4th
416
Chan-i--wei-nlrg
2d
4th
260
fii-fvn--Chih-ch: aLV;
2d
4th
357
La-Whoa--H'cxL- L::g
2d
5th
405
Ch'eug-tu--S'nng-ting
3d
4th
165
Nei-ahiacg--La-ehaz
3d
4th
180
+`zu-lfn-ohing--I-pin
3a
4th
1.ti5
Ban-ehni--Liu-chow
3d
5th
530
3. The Southeast System
'lhie sai~re~ee the provinoee of Chekiang, Siaagei, Fukien, and northern
Swangtuug. Y'hie oyster ie to unite the erase composed of the xatersheda of the
San Chiang, Min Chiang, the Chu Chiang, as+. the Ch'!en-t'eag Chiang e~ oonnect
thew rirere with a deep-water harbor using &eie-men (Amoy) ae the center for
international coasrce. Frog Ann-ohing there Se to be a line passing through
Hei-heien, Aahai; Suei-oh'1, Siangei; Ann-p'!ng, Fukien;-Chang-ping, Fukien;
sad Mei-heien, Swnngtung, to Suang-chow Ceaton which would more or lees parallel
the ooaet lice. 4lthough there are ao great mineral resources in the ~outhenet,
nevertheless it ie rich egriculturnlly a~-tho_,pogalation ie dense. BecauBe of
the configuration of the four river:eyeteme of this region, goad channels for the
flow of trede ors lacking. when the divides separating these rivers are
crossed rby railroai~ the ec6uumuo uevelopment of the region will be greatly
socsl.erated.
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Completion
Length is
ftamo of L1na
nK
Be81nn
~a~ hat
~_?---~9~`--Susi?ch' 1
1st
2d
n
4i5
280
Euei-ch~'i--flan-p'ing
2d
3
405
-ahlaag--$aa-hsiea
Ch'in
~d
5~
84
g
Ch'u-Chiang--flan-heien
3d
7
8h1h-lung--Mai-haien
4 ~
150
Kin-t'ou--flan-Wing
3d
5th
220
flan-p'ixrg-?Chang-p'ing
4th
5th
830
Chang-p'iasg--l+lel-haien
4th
~
172
Chang-shoo
Chang-P' ing--
4th
5
4. Other I.1nes
? a. The K?ai-tang--Ch1-IUan linty 4C0 ;cklometere, to giva direct
connect0.on between central Ch1na a~ Ch'1ng-tao.
b. The Hua-yuan (31-16, 114-00)--Hsiang-yang (32-01, 112-04) line,
.260 kilometers, to aanneat the Han Hi4er basin with the outside world. J1',
later on, this line could bs estende4, probably through Ching-tzu-Yuan (33-2li,
110-h8) into Siaan-Chung, the region of central Shensi; or by arosaing through
the Ta Pn Shan, enter 8aeahwest,-it would become a railroad line of goat
iepartanae.
c. The Ch'eng-chih (36-05, 113-14)--Ch'ing-hua (35-i4, 113-02) lire
170 kilometers, rhich xould pass through a district of abu~'ant aoel rescues
a~ gise Shaaai quick auosee to the eoutla,lvie ~'ei-fang].
d. Tha Ch'eng-te--Ch'ih-fang--Tung-ling (in Ma.achurle) line,
600 ldlo?etere, to aonaaect the aortheset with its hiaterland.
Ka;;eriela Ra.uirei for Reliroad Construction
kpart from the materfaia needed for greding the roadbeds and driving
tunnels, which can be supplied v!thin the country'ar iy~ediatte nee, cnly a
portion of the rails, brtdgea, lucr?motivee, cad rollin, ctoak ,rill have to
be esau??ed from outside the country. Y'he Yactor_ee o! ttse northoaet are
hard at vork and will be able to produce mach tent will be needed is this
line oS corms' 'action. lfao Tae-tong e+sid, !.n an asaembla of labor reproeont-
ativea, "b-e arc de,,a~ding ca the messes to build the people'9 ra11wa7e."
An have tho masses with us, babas we are ooatident that dll obstacles ass
bs overcome.
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