Editing Jewish Autonomous Oblast (section)

==== Construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway ====
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In 1899, construction began on the regional section of the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]] connecting [[Chita, Zabaykalsky Krai|Chita]] and [[Vladivostok]]. The project produced a large influx of new settlers and the foundation of new settlements. Between 1908 and 1912, stations opened at Volochayevka, [[Obluchye]], [[Bira, Russia|Bira]], [[Birakan]], [[Londoko]], [[In, Russia|In]], and [[Tikhonkaya, Jewish Autonomous Oblast|Tikhonkaya]]. The railway construction finished in October 1916 with the opening of the {{convert|2590|m|adj=on}} [[Khabarovsk Bridge]] across the Amur at [[Khabarovsk]].

During this time, before the [[Russian Revolution|1917 revolution]], most local inhabitants were farmers.<ref name=pereltsvaig/> The only industrial enterprise was the Tungussky timber mill, although gold was mined in the Sutara River, and there were some small railway workshops.<ref name=pereltsvaig/>