People's Republic of China
In 1951, after extensive investment in reconstruction, the Communists, who established the People's Republic of China (PRC) in October 1949, had restored the usable network to about 22,000 km. Most of the early reconstruction (about 11,000 km) was in Manchuria because Soviet and Japanese occupation there reduced the amount of sabotage between the fighting parties, allowing for quick repairs.
On October 14, 1949, the cross-border service on the Kowloon-Canton Railway was suspended as a result of the communist revolution, and it was not resumed until April 4, 1979.
In fact, when the PRC was established in 1949, China had constructed 27,380 km of railway, but only 24,090 km was kept, including 10,309 km in the northeastern part of China, and 919 km in Taiwan.
Read more about this topic: History Of Rail Transport In China
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