Chinese Eastern Railway 东清铁路
![The routing of the main line of the Chinese Eastern Railway (Manzhouli to Harbin to Suifenhe), and its southern branch (Harbin to Dalian). After 1905, most of the southern branch (from Changchun to Dalian) became the Japan-run South Manchuria Railway](/Images/godic/202501/04/Chinese_Eastern_Railway-en.svg1914.png")
![Map of Chinese Eastern Railway from Manchuria to Pogranichnaya, ca. 1903-1919](/Images/godic/202501/04/Ag1987_0662x_42_opt1914.jpg")
![The Trans-Siberian Railway line around Manchuria in red; the Chinese Far East Railway, which runs across Manchuria, not shown. (The Soviet Baikal Amur Mainline in green.)](/Images/godic/202501/04/Map_Trans-Siberian_railway1914.png")
![Chinese Eastern Railway Workmen at Meal, ca. 1903-1919](/Images/godic/202501/04/Ag1987_0662x_40_opt1914.jpg")
The Chinese Eastern Railway or CER (Chinese: trad. 東清鐵路, simp. 东清铁路, Dōngqīng Tiělù; Russian:Китайско-Восточная железная дорога or КВЖД, Kitaysko-Vostochnaya Zheleznaya Doroga or KVZhD), also known as the Chinese Far East Railway and Manchurian Railway, is the historical name for a railway across Manchuria (northeastern China).