Native name 中国铁路总公司 Area served China Founded 14 March 2013 Total assets 6.246 trillion CNY (2015) | Industry Rail Transport Revenue 916.3 billion CNY (2015) | |
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Key people Lu Dongfu (General manager) Services Heavy railRegional railCommuter railFreight rail Operating income Owner Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China | ||
China railway sees single day passenger turnover bigger than belgium population
China Railway or CR, full name China Railway Corporation is the national railway operator of the People's Republic of China, under the regulation of the Ministry of Transport and the State Railways Administration. It used to be part of the now defunct Ministry of Railways.
Contents
- China railway sees single day passenger turnover bigger than belgium population
- Logo
- Bureaus and companies
- Second tier subsidiaries
- Services to Europe New Silk Route
- Africa
- List of general managers
- References
China Railway operates passenger 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.
Bureaus and companies
There are 16 bureau and 5 companies under China Railway. As of 2008, approximately 2 million people work in China Railway.
Second tier subsidiaries
Services to Europe (New Silk Route)
As of 2017 China Railway ran goods services to 15 European cities, including routes to Madrid and Hamburg and the experimental East Wind service to London to test demand. The Chinese government refers to the two-week 12,000km route, starting at Yiwu and with trains to London traversing Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France, as the New Silk Route. Containers must be transferred several times, as different, incompatible, rail gauges are used in different regions, and the same rolling stock cannot be used throughout.
Africa
China has been investing in and helping to rebuild railways in Africa. Below is an incomplete list of rail projects.