Greater East Asia Railroad
Greater East Asia Railroad was an idea for a railroad linking Japan with the Asian mainland and Europe, formulated in 1938 during the Second Sino-Japanese War leading to World War II. Part of the plan included a tunnel or bridge somewhat similar to the more recent Japan–Korea Undersea Tunnel proposal.A report published in 1942 titled 大東亜縦貫鉄道に就て presents the following routes as proposals:
- Daiichi through rail corridor, Connecting Tokyo and Shonan Island
- TokyoShimonosekiPusanFengtian TientsinPekingHankouHengyangKweilinLiuzhouNanningTrấn Nam QuanXóm CụcThakhekKumphawapiBangkokPadang BesarShonan-To
- A separate line to 1. that splits from Tientsin for Nanking
- Sea route linking Nagasaki to Shanghai that merges to 1.
- BangkokBan PongThanbyuzayatRangoon KyanginChittagong
- ChangshaChangdeKunmingLashioMandalayChittagong
- TokyoShimonosekiPusanFengtianHarbinManzhouliIrkutskMoscowBerlin（utilizes the Siberian Railway）
- TokyoTientsinZhangjiakouBaotouSuzhouAnxiHamiKashgarKabulBaghdadIstanbulBerlin
- TokyoShanghaiKunmingRangoonCalcutta PeshawarKabulBaghdadIstanbulBerlin
