
The Manchurian Railway was a single tracked line extending (and shortening) the famous ''world's longest railroad'', the Trans-Siberian Railway from the Siberian city of Chita via Harbin across northern inner Manchuria to the Russian port of Vladivostok. This route drastically reduced the travel distance required from the original main ''Northern'' route (lying wholely outside Chinese Manchuria, in the region known as ''Outer Manchuria'' (or Russian Manchuria) ceded to Russia in 1858 and 1860)'' to Vladivostok'' by by-passing of a large loop bulging to the north in the mainline theretofore. (This by-passed semi-circular loop can be seen in the tracing of dark shaded red border due north of the eastern tip of Mongolia between the lighter shaded Russian Manchuria. In math terms, this railroad cut the chord by passing through China.) In contrast to Outer Manchuria, the part of Manchuria that is still part of China, is usually called simply "Manchuria", but can also be referred to as "Inner Manchuria". Outer or Russian Manchuria is the lighter red shaded region to the upper right in the map. Most of the border region is bounded by the Amur River which is easily seen in the lower map. [[Image:Manchuria.png|300px|thumb|Greater Manchuria and Sub-Regions]] ==Genesis of the short road== A ''Construction Concession'' was granted by China in 1896 through northern Inner Manchuria, running basically due west from Vladivostok via Harbin to Chita, and construction was drastically accelerated after Russia concluded a (forced) twenty-five year lease of Liaodong (or, and literally ''Eastern Liaoning'' Province) from the Qing dynasty. By contrast, the Trans-Siberian Railway mainline started in 1891 from Vladovostok, traveled northwards then westwards from this strategic, albeit ice-plauged port. At this same time in 1898, a 550 mile spur line was started (essentially North to South), The Southern Manchurian Railway, from ''Harbin'' down through eastern Manchuria, along the Liaotung (Liaodong) Peninsula, to the ice-free deep water port at ''Lüshun'', a sleepy fishing town almost at the tip of the Liaotung/Liaodong Peninsula, which Russia was fortifying and overhauling into a first class strategic Naval Base and Marine Coaling Station for their Far Seas Fleet and Merchant Marine. This town was known in the west as Port Arthur, and the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905) was essentially fought over who would possess this region and its excellent harbor, as well as whether it would remain open to traders of all nations (Open Door Policy). The Manchurian Railway was essentially completed in 1902, beating the stretch around Lake Baikal, by fourteen years. Until that portion was completed, cargo on the Trans-Siberian Railway had to be transshipped by ferry the 632 miles along the lake's length. ==See also== *China Far East Railway (a.k.a. Chinese Eastern Railway, CER) ==References== *F.R. Sedwick, (R.F.A.), ''The Russo-Japanese War, 1909, The Macmillan Company, N.Y. *Colliers (Ed.), ''The Russo-Japanese War, 1904, P.F. Collier & Son, New York Railway lines History of China
==Genesis== Reference to this railway occurs repeatedly in contemporary and historical accounts of the Russo-Japanese War. Inasmuch as one legitimate view of the war is one fought over who would control and dominate the region serviced by the Southern Manchurian Railway spurline, and virtually all the wars battles were fought near it, this article seems necessary. User:Fabartus 04:20, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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The Manchurian Railway was a single tracked line extending (and shortening) the famous ''world's longest railroad'', the Trans-Siberian Railway from the Siberian city of Chita via Harbin across northern inner Manchuria to the Russian port of Vladivostok. This route drastically reduced the travel distance required from the original main ''Northern'' route (lying wholely outside Chinese Manchuria, in the region known as ''Outer Manchuria'' (or Russian Manchuria) ceded to Russia in 1858 and 1860)'' to Vladivostok'' by by-passing of a large loop bulging to the north in the mainline theretofore. (This by-passed semi-circular loop can be seen in the tracing of dark shaded red border due north of the eastern tip of Mongolia between the lighter shaded Russian Manchuria. In math terms, this railroad cut the chord by passing through China.) In contrast to Outer Manchuria, the part of Manchuria that is still part of China, is usually called simply "Manchuria", but can also be referred to as "Inner Manchuria". Outer or Russian Manchuria is the lighter red shaded region to the upper right in the map. Most of the border region is bounded by the Amur River which is easily seen in the lower map. [[Image:Manchuria.png|300px|thumb|Greater Manchuria and Sub-Regions]] ==Genesis of the short road== A ''Construction Concession'' was granted by China in 1896 through northern Inner Manchuria, running basically due west from Vladivostok via Harbin to Chita, and construction was drastically accelerated after Russia concluded a (forced) twenty-five year lease of Liaodong (or, and literally ''Eastern Liaoning'' Province) from the Qing dynasty. By contrast, the Trans-Siberian Railway mainline started in 1891 from Vladovostok, traveled northwards then westwards from this strategic, albeit ice-plauged port. At this same time in 1898, a 550 mile spur line was started (essentially North to South), The Southern Manchurian Railway, from ''Harbin'' down through eastern Manchuria, along the Liaotung (Liaodong) Peninsula, to the ice-free deep water port at ''Lüshun'', a sleepy fishing town almost at the tip of the Liaotung/Liaodong Peninsula, which Russia was fortifying and overhauling into a first class strategic Naval Base and Marine Coaling Station for their Far Seas Fleet and Merchant Marine. This town was known in the west as Port Arthur, and the Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905) was essentially fought over who would possess this region and its excellent harbor, as well as whether it would remain open to traders of all nations (Open Door Policy). The Manchurian Railway was essentially completed in 1902, beating the stretch around Lake Baikal, by fourteen years. Until that portion was completed, cargo on the Trans-Siberian Railway had to be transshipped by ferry the 632 miles along the lake's length. ==See also== *China Far East Railway (a.k.a. Chinese Eastern Railway, CER) ==References== *F.R. Sedwick, (R.F.A.), ''The Russo-Japanese War, 1909, The Macmillan Company, N.Y. *Colliers (Ed.), ''The Russo-Japanese War, 1904, P.F. Collier & Son, New York Railway lines History of China
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==Genesis== Reference to this railway occurs repeatedly in contemporary and historical accounts of the Russo-Japanese War. Inasmuch as one legitimate view of the war is one fought over who would control and dominate the region serviced by the Southern Manchurian Railway spurline, and virtually all the wars battles were fought near it, this article seems necessary. User:Fabartus 04:20, 9 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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