1889年4月,张之洞在《请缓造津通改建腹省干路》的奏折里最早提议修筑芦汉铁路(即芦沟桥至汉口,1901年法国延长至北京前门西站,又改称京汉路).他指出芦汉铁路是“铁路之枢纽,干路之始基,而中国大利之所萃也”.同月,清廷表示建设铁路干线是“一至不易之策,即可毅然兴办,毋庸筑室道谋”.并上谕李鸿章、张之洞会同海军衙 In April 1889, Zhang Zhidong first proposed the construction of the Luhan Railway (Lugouqiao to Hankou) in the memorial of “Please slow down the construction of a thoroughfare in the hinterland of Jintong.” In 1901, France extended to Beijing Qianmen West Railway Station and renamed it Jinghan Road.) He pointed out that the Luhan Railway is the “hub of the railway, the starting point of the trunk road, and the extract of China’s Italy.” In the same month, the Qing court said that the construction of the railway trunk line is “an easy solution to set up , No room to build ambush. ”And instruct Li Hongzhang, Zhang Zhidong together with the Navy Yamen