Editing Harbin (section)

===Railway===
[[File:Chinese Eastern Railway-en.svg|thumb|Railway system in Northeast China]]
Located at the junction of "T-style" mainline system, Harbin is an important railway hub of the Northeast China Region.<ref name="Harbin Transportation"/> Harbin Railway Bureau is the first Railway Bureau established by People's Republic of China Government, of which the railway density is the highest in China. Five conventional rail lines radiate from Harbin to: [[Jingha Railway|Beijing (Jingha Line)]], [[Binsui Railway|Suifenhe (Binsui Line)]], [[Binzhou Railway|Manzhouli (Binzhou Line)]], [[Binbei Railway|Beian (Binbei Line)]] and [[Labin Railway|Lalin (Labin Line)]]. In addition, Harbin has a [[high-speed rail]] line linking [[Dalian]], Northeast China's southernmost seaport. In 2009, construction began on the new [[Harbin West Railway Station]] with 18 platforms, located on the southwestern part of the city. In December 2012, the station was opened, as China unveiled its [[Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway|first high-speed rail]] running through regions with extremely low winter temperatures. with scheduled runs from Harbin to Dalian.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://english.jl.gov.cn/News/GeneralNews/201211/t20121127_1319324.html | work=Website of Jilin Province Government | title=Harbin-Dalian high-speed rail went into operation on December 1 | date=2012-11-27 | access-date=2013-01-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515180906/http://english.jl.gov.cn/News/GeneralNews/201211/t20121127_1319324.html | archive-date=2013-05-15 }}</ref> The weather-proof CRH380B bullet trains serving the line can accommodate temperatures from minus 40 degrees Celsius to 40 degrees Celsius above zero.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-10/08/c_131893803.htm | work=[[Xinhuanet]] | title=China tests world's first alpine high-speed rail line | date=2012-10-08 | access-date=2013-01-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121121011141/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-10/08/c_131893803.htm | archive-date=2012-11-21 }}</ref>
China's most northerly high-speed railway, [[Harbin–Qiqihar intercity railway|'''Harbin–Qiqihar''']] Intercity Railway, opened for revenue service on 17 August 2015. The rail links three largest principal cities in Heilongjiang including Harbin, Daqing and Qiqihar. [[Harbin–Jiamusi intercity railway|Harbin–Jiamusi]] and [[Harbin–Mudanjiang intercity railway|Harbin–Mudanjiang]] Intercity railways both opened for public service in 2018, connecting the provincial capital to major prefectural level cities Mudanjiang and Jiamusi.

The city's main railway stations are the [[Harbin Railway Station]], which was first built in 1899 and expanded in 1989. The main station is rebuilt in 2017, and now is still under construction; the [[Harbin East Railway Station]], which opened in 1934; and the [[Harbin West Railway Station]], which was built into the city's high-speed railway station in 2012.<ref name="Harbin Transportation">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.cnto.org.uk/harbin/2007_10_23_17/20071023165944248.htm
 |title       = Harbin Transportation
 |publisher   = China National Tourist Office
 |access-date  = 23 October 2007
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20071102150018/http://www.cnto.org.uk/harbin/2007_10_23_17/20071023165944248.htm
 |archive-date = 2 November 2007
}}</ref> Another main station, [[Harbin North Railway Station]], opened for public service in 2015, along with new built Harbin-Qiqihar Passenger Railway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hlj.gov.cn/zwdt/system/2014/10/24/010690273.shtml |script-title=zh:哈尔滨北站和哈齐客专明年同步使用 |publisher=东北网-黑龙江晨报 |date=2014-10-24 |access-date=2015-06-19 |language=zh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619090442/http://www.hlj.gov.cn/zwdt/system/2014/10/24/010690273.shtml |archive-date=2015-06-19 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Passenger rail transport in China|Direct passenger train service]] is available from Harbin Railway Station to large cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Jinan, Nanjing and many other major cities in China.<ref name="China-briefing.com"/> Direct high-speed railway service began operation between Harbin West and Shanghai Hongqiao stations on 28 December 2013, and shorten the journey time to 12 hours.<ref name="HarbinShanghai">{{cite web
  |url=http://digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_www.kjrb.com/kjrb/html/2013-12/29/content_240485.htm?div=-1
  |script-title=zh:哈尔滨至上海高铁开通
  |publisher=科技日报
  |access-date=17 May 2014
  |language=zh
  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115756/http://digitalpaper.stdaily.com/http_www.kjrb.com/kjrb/html/2013-12/29/content_240485.htm?div=-1
  |archive-date=17 May 2014
  }}</ref>

<gallery mode="packed" height="170px" caption="Harbin railway system">
File:North Terminal of Harbin Railway Station 01.jpg|North terminal of Harbin Railway Station
File:Harbin West Railway Station.jpg|Harbin West Railway Station
File:Harbin East Railway Station.JPG|Harbin East Railway Station
File:哈尔滨南站 - panoramio.jpg|Harbin South Railway Station
File:Nangang, Harbin, Heilongjiang, China - panoramio (8).jpg|A CRH High-Speed train enters Harbin West railway station.
</gallery>