China Railway

For other uses, see China Railway (disambiguation).

China Railway Corporation

Native name	中国铁路总公司
Type	Government-owned corporation
Industry	Rail transport Rail freight transport
Predecessor	Ministry of Railways
Founded	14 March 2013
Headquarters	Beijing, China
Area served	China
Key people	Sheng Guangzu (General manager)
Services	passenger rail freight services other related services
Total assets	CN¥4.663 trillion (2013)
Owner	Government of China State Railways Administration
Number of employees	2 million approx. (2013)
Divisions	Railway operations
Subsidiaries	16 bureaux 5 companies
Website	www.china-railway.com.cn

China Railway or CR (Chinese: 中国铁路总公司; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tiělù Zǒnggōngsī) is the national railway operator of the People's Republic of China, under the Ministry of Transport. It previously was part of the now defunct Ministry of Railways.

China Railway operates rail commuter and freight transport via several smaller companies. China Railway previously had its own police force and court system, which was unique among the world's railways.

Logo

The original China Railway logo was designed by Chen Yuchang (Chinese: 陈玉昶) (1912-1969), as announced in the People's Daily on 22 January 1950.

Bureaux and companies

There are 16 bureaux and 5 companies under China Railway. As of 2008, approximately 2 million people work in China Railway.

Business	Bureau or Company	Provinces of operation	Regions of operation
Passenger	Harbin Railway Bureau	Northeastern Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang	Northeast China
	Shenyang Railway Bureau	Liaoning, Jilin, eastern Inner Mongolia (Hulunbuir), southern Heilongjiang, northeastern Hebei
	Beijing Railway Bureau	Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, western Shandong, northern Henan, eastern Shanxi	North China
	Hohhot Railway Bureau	Inner Mongolia
	Taiyuan Railway Bureau	Shanxi
	Jinan Railway Bureau	Shandong
	Shanghai Railway Bureau	Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang	East China
	Nanchang Railway Bureau	Jiangxi, Fujian, parts of Hubei and Hunan	Southeast China
	Guangzhou Railway Group Co., Ltd.	Guangdong, Hunan, Hainan	South China
	Nanning Railway Bureau	Guangxi, western Guangdong
	Wuhan Railway Bureau	Hubei, southern Henan	Central China
	Zhengzhou Railway Bureau	Henan, Shanxi
	Chengdu Railway Bureau	Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, parts of Yunnan and Hubei	Southwest China
	Kunming Railway Bureau	Yunnan, parts of Sichuan and Guizhou
	Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group Co., Ltd.	Tibet
		Qinghai	Northwest China
	Lanzhou Railway Bureau	Gansu, Ningxia, parts of Inner Mongolia
	Ürümqi Railway Bureau	Xinjiang, parts of Gansu
	Xi'an Railway Bureau	Shaanxi, Sichuan
Freight	China Railway Special Cargo Service Co., Ltd. (CRSCS)	Nationwide
	China Railway Express Co., Ltd. (CRE)
	China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd. (CRCT)

See also

• Rail transport in China
• China Railway High-speed
• Passenger rail transport in China
• High-speed rail in China
• Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway
• Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
• Kowloon–Canton Railway (now MTR)
• Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
• Jingjiu railway

External links

• (Chinese) China Railway Corporation Official Website