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14. Canton-Hankow Railway (Yueh-Han), 750 miles. Undertaken by three provin- cial companies for the sections in Kwangtung, Hunan and Hupei, respectively, with Chinese capital. Construction by Chinese and foreign engineers (some British) is well advanced throughout the Kwangtung section, and the line is completed as far as Shiu Kwan (Chiu_Chow), 140 miles from Canton. A commencement on the Hupei section was made at the end of 1912 by British engineers and completed to Changsha by the end of 1917, after which construction ceased till 1921, when a little work was done but was soon suspended for lack of funds. Branches: (1) Canton to Samshui (San Shui), 32 miles, double to Fatshan (10 miles). (2) Chuchow to Pingsiang (P'ing-Li), 65 miles, to serve the Anyuen coal mines; built in 1902 by American engineers. To be extended 12 miles further. The section between Wuchang and Yochow, a distance of 260 miles, was opened to traffic in September, 1917.
15. Kiangsi Railway (Nan-Hsun), Kiukiang to Nanchang, 82 miles. Chinese capital, Japanese engineers. This line is steadily getting deeper and deeper into debt to the Japanese, who, sooner or later, will have to take over the running of the line. The amount due to be repaid in 1923 is 74 million yen, but the Company will be unable to pay this unless they can negotiate another loan. A loan of 30 million yen is contem- plated. With this money it is hoped to extend the line to Fukien, thus enabling it to pay its way.
16. Anhwei Railway (Wu-Kuang), Wuhu to Kwangtehchow. Intended length, 150 miles, to continue to the border of Anhui to connect with the Chekiang Railway vid Huchowfu. Work began in 1908, but little progress has been made.
17. Shanghai Nanking Railway (Hu-Ning), 193 miles. Built by British capital and British engineers; opened to Nanking in 1908. Branches: (1) Shanghai to Woosung (Sung-Hu), 10 miles, opened in 1898; taken over by the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Administration in 1905. (2) Nanking City Railway, 7 miles, built from Government provincial funds by a British engineer; opened August, 1908. A line connecting the Shanghai-Nanking Railway with the Shanghai-Hangchow was com- pleted in 1916 passing through the outskirts of the settlement; 10 miles.
18. Shanghai-Hangchow-Ningpo Railway (Hu-Hang-Yung); 218 miles. Under con- struction by two companies with Chinese capital, the Kiangsu and Chekiang Railway Companies, respectively. Opened from Shanghai to Hangchow (116 miles) in August, 1908, and from Ningpo to Tsao Ngo River (48 miles) in October, 1916. Management consolidated with that of the Shanghai-Nanking Railway.
19. Fukien Railway (Chang-Hsia), Changchowfu to Amoy, 33 miles. Construction has ceased at a distance of 18 miles.
20. Swatow-Chaochowfu Railway (Chao-Shan); 24 miles completed November, 1906. Chinese capital. Japanese engineers. Eventual connection with Amoy is proposed.
21. Canton-Kowloon Railway (Chiu-Kuang), 112 miles. Constructed with British capital and British engineers. The section in British territory, from Kowloon to Shumchün, 22 miles, was opened in October, 1910. The Chinese section, Canton to Shumchün, 89 miles, was opened on October 3rd. A connection with the Canton- Hankow Railway is to be made by a loop round the north of Canton city. Canton- Samshui 39 miles, opened in 1915. Chinese capital.
22, Sunning Railway (Hsin-Ning), Kongyik to Samkaphoi via Sunning, 55 miles. Chinese capital and Chinese engineers. Opened in 1909-10.
23. Yunnan Railway (Tien-Yueh), Laokai to Yunnanfu, 291 miles. An extension of the line from Hanoi. Metre gauge.
Built and controlled by French. Completed January, 1910.
Projected Railways
1. Chinchowfu to Aigun, 750 miles. Preliminary agreement signed in January 1910, for American loan and British construction. Construction improbable.
2. Chengtingfu to Yehchow, 110 miles. To connect the Peking-Hankow and Tientsin-Pukow Railways. Concession granted to Germans. Probably superseded by Tsinan-Shunteh project.
3. Chefoo to Weihsien, 170 miles. To connect Chefoo with the Shantung Railway. Delayed for some years. Funds raised in 1915; Government contributing half.
4. Tungkwan to Honanfu (Hsi-Tung), 730 miles. Surveyed in 1909. Chinese engineer engaged. Now absorbed in Lung Hai plan.
5. Sianfu to Lanchowfu, 80 miles. Noted in the programme of the 'oard of Communications as to be surveyed in 1911, but the project is still somewhat in lefinite.
6. Lanchowfu to Ilifu, over 1,250 miles. A still more indefinite item of the
programme.
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