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Central China Railway
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The Central China Railway (Japanese: 華中鉄道株式会社, Kachū Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha; Chinese: 華中鐵道股份有限公司, Huázhōng Tiědào Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī) was a railway company in Japanese-occupied China established after the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was a joint venture between Japan, the Reformed Government of the Republic of China and the Nanjing National Government. Together with the North China Transportation Company, it was responsible for management of China's railways during the Japanese occupation. In reality, it was a Japanese National Policy Company.[1]
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![]() Central China Railway locomotive C51 116 at Suzhou Station, 30 January 1939. | |
Native name | 華中鉄道株式会社 華中鐵道股份有限公司 |
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Romanized name | Kachū Tetsudō Kabushiki Kaisha Huázhōng Tiědào Gǔfèn Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī |
Company type | Joint-stock company |
Industry | Railway |
Founded | 30 April 1939 |
Defunct | August 1945 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | east-central China |
Services | Railway transport |
Total equity | 50 million yen |
It ceased to exist after the Japanese defeat in the Pacific War and was absorbed by the Republic of China Railway, eventually becoming part of China Railway in 1949 after the establishment of the People's Republic.