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Native name
  
中国铁路总公司

Area served
  
China

Founded
  
14 March 2013

Total assets
  
6.246 trillion CNY (2015)

Type
  
State-owned enterprise

Industry
  
Rail Transport

Revenue
  
916.3 billion CNY (2015)

Headquarters
  
Beijing

Predecessor
  
Ministry of Railways

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Key people
  
Lu Dongfu (General manager)

Services
  
Heavy rail Regional rail Commuter rail Freight rail

Operating income
  
CN¥53.456 billion (2015)

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.

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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.

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

  • Guangzhou Railway Group
  • Guangshen Railway
  • Taiyuan Railway Bureau
  • Daqin Railway
  • 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.

    List of general managers

  • Sheng Guangzu (2013-2016)
  • Lu Dongfu (2016-)
  • References

    China Railway Wikipedia