Shenyang, formerly known as Fengtian or by its Manchu name Mukden, is a sub-provincial city in north-central Liaoning province, China. It is the provincial capital of Liaoning and the province's most populous city with a population of 9,070,093 at the 2020 census, also making it the largest city in Northeast China by urban population and the second-largest by metropolitan population.
Line 2 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit rail line in central Beijing that runs in a rectangular loop around the city centre. The line traces the Ming dynasty inner city wall, which was demolished and paved over by the 2nd Ring Road and Qianmen Avenue to make room. Line 2, opened in 1984, is the second oldest and one of the busiest of Beijing's subway lines, and to date only one to serve Beijing railway station. All 18 stations on the 23.1 km (14.4 mi) line are underground. 12 of the 18 stations offer transfers to other lines. Line 2's color is dark blue.
Ye Ting, born in Huiyang, Guangdong, was a Chinese military leader who played a key role in the Northern Expedition to reunify China after the 1911 Revolution. After serving with the Kuomintang, Ye later joined the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Beijing Chaoyang railway station, formerly known as Xinghuo railway station, is a railway station in Chaoyang District, Beijing. This station is the main terminus of the Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway, and one of eight main passenger-service stations of the Beijing railway hub.
Urban rail transit in China encompasses a broad range of urban and suburban electric passenger rail mass transit systems including subway, light rail, tram and maglev. Some classifications also include non-rail bus rapid transport. As of 31 December 2023, China has the world's longest urban rail transit system with more than 10,000 km (6,200 mi) of urban rail nationwide in 49 systems in 47 cities, accounting for 9 of the 10 longest metro systems, with the exceptions of the Moscow Metro or metro systems in Seoul combined if metro systems in the same cities are merged in the rank.
The Shenyang Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Shenyang, Liaoning, China. It's the seventh operational subway system in Mainland China and the first in Northeast China.
Line 7 of the Beijing Subway is a rapid transit line in Beijing. It runs parallel and to the south of Line 1 and Batong line, from the Beijing West railway station in Fengtai District to Universal Resort in Tongzhou District. Like Line 6, Line 7 provides additional relief to the overcapacity Line 1 adding another east–west trunk line to the Beijing Subway network. The line uses 8-car Type B trains. Line 7's color is light orange.
The Shenhe District is one of ten districts of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province and the largest urban center in Northeast China. Shenhe District is where Shenyang's old city resided, currently serves as the one of the two central districts of Shenyang and hosts the seat of the City Government. It borders the Dadong District to the northeast, Hunnan District to the south, Heping District to the west, and Huanggu District to the northwest.
First generation trams in Shanghai began operating in 1908 using a steel wheeled electric system until the last was closed in December 1, 1975. The last operating tram line in Shanghai was No. 3, which ran from Hongkou Park to Jiangwan Wujiaochang. It was dismantled in 1975, and replaced by the 93 bus. In the early days of operation, tram cars were partitioned to provide first- and second-class seating. Some trams, principally for the Chinese workers, were designated as third-class.
Shenyang South railway station is a railway station on the Harbin–Dalian high-speed railway and Shenyang–Dandong intercity railway scheduled to open in 2015. It is in the Hunnan New Area district of Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
Several cities in China had tram systems during the 20th century; however, by the end of the century, only Dalian and Changchun remained extant. However the 21st century has seen a resurgence in tram transport systems as China attempts to combat with urban traffic congestion and pollution.
The Shenyang–Dandong intercity railway, also known as the Shendan intercity railway or Shenyang–Dandong passenger railway, is a high-speed rail line within Liaoning province, connecting the cities of Shenyang and Dandong. The railway has been built to a design speed of 250 km/h (160 mph), consisting of double track electrified railway. The first public trains on the line started operating September 1, 2015.
Line 1 of the Dalian Metro is a rapid transit line running from north to south in central Dalian. It was first opened on 30 October 2015. The line is 28.34 km (17.61 mi) long with 22 stations.
Shenyang Modern Tram is a tram network operating in Hunnan New District in southern Shenyang, Liaoning province, People's Republic of China. The tram system mostly uses a traditional overhead line system, but some sections are wireless with the tram running partly on super-capacitor batteries charging at every stop, the first such system in Asia. It is the longest tram system in China.
Fan Qing was an early figure in the Communist Party of China, and a spy for the Kenpeitai.
Peking–Mukden Railway was a 19th-century steam powered trunkline connecting Peking (Beijing) and Mukden through Tianjin, northeastern Hebei, and southwestern Liaoning; it was a crucial railway in North China and Northeast China.
The Beijing Northeast Ring railway, also known as Shuangqiao–Shahe railway or Shahe railway, is a link railway in Beijing railway hub.
Liangxiang railway station is a railway station in Liangxiang, Fangshan District, Beijing, China. It serves as an intermediate freight station of the Beijing–Guangzhou railway, while passenger services are provided by the Sub-Central line of Beijing Suburban Railway since 30 June 2020.
The Shenyang trolleybus electrocution accident is an overhead power line electrocution accident involving public transport in Shenyang, the capital city of Liaoning province, Northeast China. The accident happened at 15:50 on August 12, 1998, when a trolley pole on a trolleybus stopping at a bus stop in the central Shenhe District slipped off the trolley wires and contacted an uninsulated 11kV high-voltage cable. The vehicle then became electrically charged and electric discharge happened whenever passengers stepped off, resulting in 5 deaths and 9 injuries. This accident had a devastating consequence to the trolleybus operations in Shenyang, ultimately resulting in the complete removal of the city's long-running trolleybus network.
