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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Mukden, Manchukuo (1933–1943); Xinjing, Manchukuo (1943–1945) |
| Locale | Manchukuo |
| Dates of operation | 1933–1945 |
| Predecessor | Fengshan Railway Huhai Railway Jichang Jidun Railway Jihai Railway Qike Railway Shenhai Railway Sitao Railway Taoang Railway Taosuo Railway |
| Successor | China Changchun Railway (1949–1952) China Railway (since 1952) |
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Previous gauge | 1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) Russian gauge ex CER |
The Manchukuo National Railway (Traditional Chinese and Japanese kanji: 滿洲國有鐵道, Japanese romanization: Manshū Kokuyū Tetsudō) was the state-owned national railway company of Manchukuo. Generally called the "國線" ("National Line", Kokusen), it was controlled by the Manchukuo Ministry of Transportation and had its lines primarily in the central and northern parts of the country. In local newspapers it was simply referred to as "國鉄" (Japanese: Kokutetsu, "National Rail"). It was built, operated and managed by the South Manchuria Railway, a state-owned national railway company of the Empire of Japan, of which the Kwantung Army frequently intervened in its affairs.