The Tongliao–Ranghulu railway or Tongrang Railway (), is a
railroad
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...
in
northeastern China, between
Tongliao station in
Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia, officially the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China. Its border includes most of the length of China's border with the country of Mongolia. Inner Mongolia also accounts for a ...
and
Daqing west station (formerly Ranghulu station) on the
Harbin–Manzhouli railway in
Heilongjiang Province
Heilongjiang () formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the province is (). It was formerly romanized as "Heilungkiang". It is the northernmost and easternmost provinc ...
. The railway has a total length of and runs north-south from eastern Inner Mongolia through western
Jilin Province
Jilin (; alternately romanized as Kirin or Chilin) is one of the three provinces of Northeast China. Its capital and largest city is Changchun. Jilin borders North Korea ( Rasŏn, North Hamgyong, Ryanggang and Chagang) and Russia (Prim ...
to the oil fields of Daqing in western Heilongjiang. The line was built from 1964 to 1966. Major cities and towns along route include Tongliao,
Da'an, and Daqing.
Electrification of the railway was completed in 2018.
Rail connections
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Ranghulu
Ranghulu District () is a district of Daqing, Heilongjiang
Heilongjiang () Postal romanization, formerly romanized as Heilungkiang, is a Provinces of China, province in northeast China. The standard one-character abbreviation for the provinc ...
(
Daqing):
Harbin–Manzhouli railway
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Taipingchuan:
Siping–Qiqihar railway
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Tongliao:
Beijing–Tongliao railway,
Jining–Tongliao 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-Qinhuangdao 京 ...
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Rail transport in Inner Mongolia
References
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Railway lines in China
Rail transport in Inner Mongolia
Rail transport in Jilin
Rail transport in Heilongjiang