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*Amurlin — 1 November 2026 briefing*

**Tongjiang rail approach.** [Tongjiang city, 30 October](https://www.tongjiang.gov.cn/tjs/c100005/202610/c04_314987.shtml) reported track laying completed on 29 October on a new 10.43514 km bridge in the Jiamusi–Tongjiang capacity project. This is a domestic Chinese bridge, not the existing cross-border Tongjiang–Nizhneleninskoye bridge. Static acceptance and systems testing still lie ahead; no new freight capacity is yet verified.

**Amur river checkpoints.** [Rosgranstroy, 30 October](https://www.rosgranstroy.ru/press-center/news/informiruem--ob-izmenenii-rezhima-raboty-punktov-propuska-na-rossiyskokitayskom-uchastke-gosudarstvennoy-granicy) published seasonal plans: Blagoveshchensk–Heihe river cargo control from 2 November until freeze-up; Poyarkovo–Xunke sections 1 and 2 from 5 and 6 November; Amurzet–Luobei from 4 November. These are scheduled restrictions, not confirmed execution. The road bridge and Kani-Kurgan are not closed by this notice.

**Passenger hovercraft.** [Amurskaya Pravda, 31 October](https://ampravda.ru/2026/10/31/pumy-kitai-otmenil-i-otpravil-turistov-v-blagoveshhensk-na-avtobusax-po-mezdunarodnomu-mostu) relayed the operator's report of a weather-related pause by the Chinese side, with passengers directed to buses via Kani-Kurgan. Passenger counts and recovery timing remain unknown. A [heating plan discussion](https://www.ampravda.ru/2026/10/31/snizenie-teplopoter-i-novye-kotelnye-cto-zdet-teplosistemu-blagoveshhenska-do-2035-goda) for Blagoveshchensk through 2035 lacks a verified protocol and new financing. Six observations were added, no corrections; model assumptions remain unchanged. These events do not establish unprecedented development.