China Historical Roads and Rail
Title
China Historical Roads and Rail
Description
These extensive road network and rail files were deposited into the University of Toronto Map and Data Library collection by Professor Matthew Turner, formerly of the Economics Department, University of Toronto. The data were created for and reported in the following publication http://homes.chass.utoronto.ca/~mturner/papers/unpublished/china_transport_all.pdf Requirement of use is proper citation.
Identifier
/NAP/UT/1391.xml
2728721509
Collection
Geospatial
Production Date
1962
Revision Date
2010
Data Type
vector
Geographic Keywords
China
Continent
Asia
Notes
Keywords
HIGHWAYS
HISTORICAL
RAIL TRANSIT
ROADS
Time Period
1962-2010
Coordinate System
4269, http://www.epsg-registry.org/
Datum: Beijing 1954, Projection: Geographic
Producer
Nathanial Baum-Snow, Matthew Turner, Loren Brandt, J. Vernon Henderson, and Quingha Zhang
Citation
“China Historical Roads and Rail,” MDL Data, accessed January 24, 2026, https://mdl-data.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/303.