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,
China
Area served
China
Key people
Liu Zhenfang (Chairman)
Guo Zhuxue (General Manager)
ServicesPassenger rail
Freight rail
Revenue CN¥1.245 trillion (2023)
CN¥27.465 billion (2023)
CN¥3.304 billion (2023)
Total assets CN¥9.351 trillion (2023)
Total equity CN¥3.223 trillion (2023)
OwnerMinistry of Finance
Number of employees
2 million approx. (2013)
DivisionsRailway operations
Subsidiaries16 bureaux
5 companies
Website
Footnotes / references
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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
Wade–GilesChung-kuo Kuo-chia Tʻieh-lu Chi-tʻuan Yu-hsien-kung-ssŭ
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
Wade–GilesKuo Tʻieh Chi-tʻuan

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.

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