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of this most important undertaking, but Haichow has now been practically decided on. The section from Hsuchowfu to Sianfu has been opened. Construction has been delayed owing to the war.
17. Tatungfu to Tungkwan. The Chinese Government in 1913 signed an agreement with the Compagnie Générale de Chemins de Fer et de Tramways en Chine, of Brussels, for a loan of £10,000,000, to build a railway from Tatungfu, southwards through the centre of Shansi, to Tungkwan, where it will meet the Lung-Ts'in-Yu-Hai line, the company having the option to extend south-westwards to Chengtu, the total length being about 960 miles. Proposals were also in the air for further extensions south-east to Chungking, and then south-west to join the Yunnan Railway at Yünnanfu.
18. Chingchow to Nanning.-By an agreement, dated February, 1914, with the Banque Industrielle de Chine, a line will be built from Chinchow (Yamchow), on the coast west of Pakhoi, to Nanning, thence through the Yukiang Valley to Paiseting and Kütsingfu (a town north-east of Yünnanfu), where it will join the Yünnanfu- Chungking line.
19. Sinyang (Honan). Tengyang (Anhui) Railway. Chinese Government pro- posal. Miles 270. Surveys completed.
20. Siangyang Shasi Railway, 207 miles. Surveyed 1911.
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21. Siangyang-Kuanghsui Railway, 130 miles. Surveyed 1911. 22. Yenchoufu-Kaifengfu Railway, via Tsaochoufu, 230 miles. 23. Wuhu-Nanking Railway, 55 miles.
24. Central Kiangsui Railway (Icheng-Shiherhuei-Kuachou-Yangchou-Taichoufu- Tsingkiangpu), 60 miles. Surveyed 1910. To be taken over by the Government.
25. Kwangsi Railway. From Canton to Wuchow, Nanning, Lungchow and connect at Langson with the Tongking Railway. Sections surveyed.
This is the first
26. Yushan Changshan (Yuchang) Railway, Chinese capital. section of the projected Kiangsi Railway to connect with the Hunan system at Ping- hsiang) via Hsingan, Anjen, Nanchang, Linkiang, and Yuanchow.
27. Yunnanfu-Pose Railway. Partly surveyed.
28. Blagoveschensk-Harbin Railway, via Aigun and Mergen, with connection between Mergen and Tsitsihar.
29. Peking-Jehol-Chihfeng Railway, 270 miles. 30. Chinchow-Chihfeng Railway, 180 miles.
31. Kalgan-Dolonor Railway, 150 miles.
32. Dolonor-Chihfeng Railway, 200 miles.
33. Nanking to Pingsiang through Nanchang.
Preliminary survey made in 1914
Total length, 643 miles. Estimated cost of construction and equipment, £7,608,925,
From Taonanfu to Jehol.
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Changchun to Taonanfu.
Kirin to Kaiyuan via Hailung.
a point on the Taonanfu-Jehol Railway to a seaport.
Government Railways
Kilometres Kilometres
6,027.258
...
...
...
...
368.300 15.289
383.589
6,410.847
...
...
...225
...
...136
...
...
...171
42
...
•
...
....
...
11
...
...
...
52
...
...
12
...
...
...
...
...
30
...
...
...
...
15
In Operation (Table 1)
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Operation by construction forces:-
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Lung Hai Hupeh-Hunan
Total Government Railways.....
Provincial and Private Railways:-
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Kwangtung Kiukiang-Nanchang
Sunning
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Swatow-Chaochow-fu
Nanking City
Chung Hsing Mining Co. ...
Liu Chiang Coal Mine
Tayeh Mining Co.
...
Ching Hsing Mining Co.