(excluding the puppet states of Manchukuo and Mengjiang). Called the North China Transportation Company, it was formed in 1938 through the nationalisation of all railways in the territory of the Provisional Government, including the Beining Railway. During the existence of the NCTC, the truncated Beining Line was known as the Beishan Line (from its termini, Beijing and Shanhaiguan). The NCTC was liquidated after Japan's defeat in the Pacific War, and its operations were taken over by the Republic of China Railway in 1945; this became the China Railway after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949. After 1949, the Beining Railway, the Shenyang−Changchun section of the South Manchuria Railway's Renkyō Line, and the Manchukuo National Railway's Changchun–Harbin Jingbin Line were merged and named the Jingha Railway. Before 2007, the Beijing–Harbin railway shared the route with the Beijing–Shanghai railway from Beijing to Tianjin, and then to Qinhuangdao then continuing to Harbin. The railway was merged with the Beijing–Qinhuangdao railway, bypassing Tianjin. The remaining section between Tianjin and Qinhuangdao was renamed into the Tianjin–Shanhaiguan railway. Current status As of December 31, 2006, it uses the Beijing–Qinhuangdao railway, the Qinhuangdao–Shenyang high-speed railway, and the Shenyang-Harbin portion of the Harbin–Dalian railway. Important cities en route Beijing Hebei Province:Tangshan, Qinhuangdao Liaoning Province:Huludao, Jinzhou, Shenyang, Tieling Jilin Province:Siping, Changchun Heilongjiang Province:Harbin Mileage See also Beijing–Harbin high-speed railway, High-speed railway line running parallel to the line. Rail transport in the People's Republic of China List of railways in China External links Photo of Permit to travel on the Chinese Railways between Harbin and Shanghai, 1920s Railway lines in China Rail transport in Beijing Rail transport in Hebei Rail transport in Liaoning Rail transport in Jilin Rail transport in Heilongjiang Transport in Harbin