Type state-owned enterprise Owner China Railway (100%) Headquarters Shenzhen | Industry Railway operations Website gzrailway.com.cn Founded 1993 | |
Predecessor Guangzhou Railway Bureau Area served Guangdong, Hunan and Hainan Provinces Parent organizations China Railway, Guangzhou-Zhuhai Railway Company Limited Subsidiaries Guangshen Railway Enterprise Development Co. | ||
Guangzhou Railway (Group) Corp. is a Chinese regional railway company under the jurisdiction of China Railway Corp.. It supervises the railway network within Guangdong, Hunan, Hainan Provinces.
Guangzhou Railway is the largest shareholder (37.12%) of Guangshen Railway, the operator of Guangzhou–Shenzhen Railway.
Guangzhou Railway is a subsidiary of China Railway. Both companies were incorporated under the Law on Industrial Enterprises Owned by the Whole People, instead of newer Company Law of China.
China Railway is a state-owned enterprise (replacing the Ministry of Railways) that the Ministry of Finance acted as the shareholder.
The Chinese character 鐵 means iron, but 鐵路 means railway, thus the company did not have any relation with Guangzhou Iron and Steel (Chinese: 广州钢铁).