China Railway

China State Railway
Group Company, Ltd.
China Railway
Native name
中国国家铁路集团有限公司
FormerlyChina Railway Corporation (2013–2019)
Company typeState-owned limited company
IndustryRail transport
PredecessorMinistry of Railways
Founded
  • 19 January 1950 (as ministry)
  • 14 March 2013 (as company)
Headquarters,
Area served
China
Key people
Liu Zhenfang (Chairman)
Guo Zhuxue (General Manager)
ServicesPassenger rail
Freight rail
RevenueIncrease CN¥1.245 trillion[nb 1] (2023)
Increase CN¥27.465 billion[nb 2] (2023)
Increase CN¥3.304 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncrease CN¥9.351 trillion (2023)
Total equityIncrease CN¥3.223 trillion (2023)
OwnerMinistry of Finance
Number of employees
2 million approx. (2013)
DivisionsRailway operations
Subsidiaries16 bureaux
5 companies
WebsiteCorporate website
Customer portal
Footnotes / references
source[1]
China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.
Simplified Chinese中国国家铁路集团有限公司
Traditional Chinese中國國家鐵路集團有限公司
Literal meaningChina State Railway Group Limited Company
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhōngguó Guójiā Tiělù Jítuán Yǒuxiàngōngsī
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified Chinese国铁集团
Traditional Chinese國鐵集團
Literal meaningState Railway Group
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinGuó Tiě Jítuán

China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.[2]

China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout China with 18 regional subsidiaries.[3] By September 2022, the total assets of China Railway Group are CNY 9.06 trillion (USD 1.24 trillion).[4] China has the highest railway usage in the world.[5]


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  1. ^ 中国铁路总公司2015年年度报告 [China Railway Corporation 2015 Annual Report] (in Chinese). archive of Shangjai Clearing House. 29 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  2. ^ "China Railway". www.china-railway.com.cn. 4 April 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ "中国的18个铁路局集团公司(下篇)_腾讯新闻". Tencent News. 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  4. ^ Tang, Jun (1 November 2022). "国铁集团前三季度亏损947亿元,京沪高铁已扭亏为盈 – 环球旅讯". TravelDaily.cn. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  5. ^ "20 Countries With The Highest Railway Passenger Traffic in The World". Yahoo Finance. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 17 June 2024.