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China State Railway
Group Company, Ltd.
China Railway
Native name
Trung quốc quốc gia thiết lộ tập đoàn hữu hạn công tư
FormerlyChina Railway Corporation (2013–2019)
Company typeState-ownedlimited 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
RevenueIncreaseCN¥1.245 trillion[nb 1](2023)
IncreaseCN¥27.465 billion[nb 2](2023)
IncreaseCN¥3.304 billion (2023)
Total assetsIncreaseCN¥9.351 trillion (2023)
Total equityIncreaseCN¥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 ChineseTrung quốc quốc gia thiết lộ tập đoàn hữu hạn công tư
Traditional ChineseTrung quốc quốc gia thiết lộ tập đoàn hữu hạn công tư
Literal meaningChina State Railway Group Limited Company
Alternative Chinese name
Simplified ChineseQuốc thiết tập đoàn
Traditional ChineseQuốc thiết tập đoàn
Literal meaningState Railway Group

China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.,doing business asChina Railway(CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of thePeople'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 highestrailway usage in the world.[5]

History

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Under the Chinese Corporate Law, China Railway Corporation was reorganized into China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. on 18 June 2019. This meant theMinistry of Financewould act as an investor on behalf of the state and the company would be led by a board and managed by board-chosen executives.[6][7]

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Logos of China Railway
China Railway Symbol
Trainlogo
Former Company Logo

The China Railway logo was designed by Chen Yuchang (Chinese:Trần ngọc sưởng) (1912–1969), officially adopted on 22 January 1950. The whole logo represents the front of a locomotive. The upper part of the logo represents the Chinese character nhân (people), while the lower part represents the transversal surface of a rail. The logo means that China's railway belongs to the people.[8][9][10]The lower part represents the character công (labour), means that China's railway belongs to the working class.

The "CR" logo is used on theFuxing (train)along with the China Railway logo.[11]

The "CRH" logo is used on theHexie (train).

Companies

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CR service regions

There are 21 primary subsidiary companies under China Railway. As of 2008, approximately two million people work in China Railway.

Business Company Provinces of operation Regions of operation
Passenger China Railway Harbin GroupCompany
(CR Harbin)
Northeastern Inner Mongolia (Hulunbuir and part of Xingan League), Heilongjiang Northeast China
China Railway Shenyang GroupCompany
(CR Shenyang)
Liaoning (except Bohai Strait ferry), Jilin, Southeastern Inner Mongolia (Chifeng, Tongliao and part of Xingan League), southern Heilongjiang, northeastern Hebei
China Railway Beijing GroupCompany
(CR Beijing)
Beijing, Hebei (most parts), Tianjin, western Shandong, northern Henan, eastern Shanxi, with all the exception ofDaqin Railway North China
China Railway Hohhot GroupCompany
(CR Hohhot)
Inner Mongolia (most parts)
China Railway Taiyuan GroupCompany
(CR Taiyuan)
Shanxi, also operates Daqin Railway through sub-company
China Railway Jinan GroupCompany
(CR Jinan)
Shandong (includes Bohai Strait ferry) East China
China Railway Shanghai GroupCompany
(CR Shanghai)
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui (most parts)
China Railway Nanchang GroupCompany
(CR Nanchang)
Jiangxi, Fujian
China Railway Guangzhou GroupCompany
(CR Guangzhou)
Hainan, most parts of Guangdong and Hunan South China
China Railway Nanning GroupCompany
(CR Nanning)
Guangxi, western Guangdong
China Railway Wuhan GroupCompany
(CR Wuhan)
Hubei, southern Henan, a little part of Anhui Central China
China Railway Zhengzhou GroupCompany
(CR Zhengzhou)
Henan (middle and northern parts), southern Shanxi
China Railway Chengdu GroupCompany
(CR Chengdu)
Sichuan (most parts), Chongqing, Guizhou (most parts), a little part of Yunnan Southwest China
China Railway Kunming GroupCompany
(CR Kunming)
Yunnan (most parts), a little part of Sichuan and Guizhou
China Railway Qingzang GroupCompany
(CR Qingzang)
Tibet
Qinghai Northwest China
China Railway Lanzhou GroupCompany
(CR Lanzhou)
Gansu (most parts), Ningxia, a little part of Inner Mongolia
China Railway Ürümqi GroupCompany
(CR Ürümqi)
Xinjiang, a little part of Gansu
China Railway Xi'an GroupCompany
(CR Xi'an)
Shaanxi (most parts), northeast Sichuan
Freight China Railway Special Cargo Service Company
(CRSCS)
Nationwide
China Railway Express Company
(CRE)
China Railway Container Transport Company
(CRCT)

Second tier subsidiaries

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Parent Subsidiary Operational line
CR Guangzhou Guangshen Railway Company Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway
Guangmeishan Railway Company Guangzhou–Meizhou–Shantou railway
Sanmao Company Sanshui–Maoming railway
Shichang Railway Company Shimen–Changsha railway
Yuehai Railway Company Guangdong–Hainan railway
CR Kunming Shuibai Railway Company Liupanshui–Baiguo railway
CR Nanchang Wuyishan Railway Company Hengfeng–Nanping railway
Quanzhou Railway Company Zhangping–Longyan–Kanshi railway
Longyan Railway Company Zhangping–Quanzhou–Xiaocuo railway
Xiamen Haicang Railway Company Haicang branch railway
CR Shanghai Xiaoyong Railway Company Xiaoshan–Ningbo railway
Hejiu Railway Company Hefei–Jiujiang railway
Xinchang Railway Company Xinyi–Changxing railway
Jinwen Railway Company Jinhua–Wenzhou railway
Ningqi Railway Company Nanjing–Qidong railway
Ninghe Railway Company Hefei–Nanjing passenger railway
Hewu Railway Company Hefei–Wuhan railway
CR Taiyuan Daqin Railway Company Datong–Qinhuangdao railway
CR Wuhan Huhanrong Railway Hubei Company Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway(Hubei section)
Luofu Railway Company Luohe–Fuyang railway
CR Xi'an Xiyan Railway Company Xi'an–Yan'an railway
CR Zhengzhou Anli Branch Line Company Anyang–Lizhen railway
Tanghe Branch Line Company Tangyin–Hebi railway

Corporate affairs

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The key trends for the China Railway are (as of the financial year ending 31 December):

2021 2022 2023
Revenue (RMBt) 1.13 1.13 1.25
Operating income (RMBb) −34.8 −54.4 27.47
Net income(RMBb) −49.9 −69.6 3.30
Total assets (RMBt) 8.92 9.20 9.53
Total equity (RMBt) 3.00 3.09 3.22
References [12] [13] [14]

International operations

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International trains

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China Railway operates passenger trains from China to Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Vietnam and Laos. Also operates freight (cargo) trains to these countries.

There are 11 international passenger train services:

Services to Europe (New Silk Route)

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As of 2017China Railway rangoodsservices to 15 European cities, including routes to Madrid and Hamburg and the experimentalEast Wind serviceto London to test demand.[15]The Chinese government refers to the two-week 12,000 km (7,500 mi) route, starting atYiwuand with trains to London traversing Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France, as theBelt and Road Initiative.[16]Containersmust be transferred several times, as different, incompatible,rail gaugesare used in different regions, and the samerolling stockcannot be used throughout.

Africa

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China has been investing in and helping to rebuild railways in Africa.[17][18]Below is an incomplete list of rail projects.

Name Location Constructed Company Cost Comments & Ref
High Plateau line,Algeria Relizane,Saida,Tiaret,Tissemsilt,BoughezoultoM'Sila,Algeria 2009–2013 China Railway Group&China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation US$2.8bn [19]
Benguela Railway LobitotoLuau,Angola 2006–2014 China Railway Construction Corporation Limited US$1.83bn Railway was rebuilt following civil war
Chad Railway Ngaoundéré,CameroontoNyala,SudanviaMoundou,N’DjamenaandAbéchéinChad 2012–ongoing China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation US$5.6bn Construction over three phases
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway Addis Ababa,EthiopiatoDjibouti City,Djibouti 2011–2016 China Railway Group&China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation US$4bn Electric
Mombasa-Nairobi Railway MombasatoNairobi,Kenya(extended toNaivasha,Kenyain 2016 2014–2017 China Communications Construction US$3.6bn [20]
Kenya–Uganda border Naivasha,KisumutoMalaba, Kenya 2016–ongoing China Road and Bridge Corporation(subsidiary ofChina Communications Construction) US$5.42bn [21]
Mali–Guinea Railway Bamako,MalitoConakry,Guinea 2016–ongoing China Railway Construction Corporation Limited US$8bn [22]
Mali–Senegal Railway Bamako,MalitoDakar,Senegal 2016–ongoing China Railway Construction Corporation Limited US$2.7bn [23]
Nigeria Coastal Railway LagostoCalabar,Nigeria 2014–ongoing China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation US$11.1bn [24]
Lagos–Kano Railway LagostoKano,Nigeria 2011–ongoing,AbujatoKajunacompleted in 2016 China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation US$8.3bn [25]
Sudan Railway KhartoumtoPort Sudan,Sudan 2007–2012, 2014 opened China Railway Engineering Corporation US$1.5bn [26][20]
TAZARA Railway Dar es Salaam,TanzaniatoKapiri Mposhi,Zambia 1970–1975 Railway Engineering Corps (nowCRCC),Ministry of Railways(nowCCECC) US$500m Currently in need of reinvestment
Uganda Railway Malaba,Kampala,Kasese,UgandatoRwandaandSouth Sudan 2015–ongoing China Harbour Engineering(subsidiary ofChina Communications Construction) US$8bn [27][28][29]

List of directors general

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China Railway Corporation

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China State Railway Group

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Chairman

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General Manager

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Footnotes

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  1. ^Including revenue from "Railway Construction Fund"
  2. ^EBIT, including revenue from "Railway Construction Fund" but excluding contribution to "Water Conservancy Construction Fund"

See also

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References

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  1. ^Trung quốc thiết lộ tổng công tư 2015 niên niên độ báo cáo[China Railway Corporation 2015 Annual Report] (in Chinese). archive of Shangjai Clearing House. 29 April 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 7 November 2017.Retrieved6 May2016.
  2. ^"China Railway".www.china-railway.com.cn.4 April 2020. Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2022.Retrieved3 November2022.
  3. ^"Trung quốc đích 18 cá thiết lộ cục tập đoàn công tư ( hạ thiên ) _ đằng tấn tân văn".Tencent News.3 February 2021. Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2022.Retrieved3 November2022.
  4. ^Tang, Jun (1 November 2022)."Quốc thiết tập đoàn tiền tam quý độ khuy tổn 947 ức nguyên, kinh hỗ cao thiết dĩ nữu khuy vi doanh – hoàn cầu lữ tấn".TravelDaily.cn.Archived fromthe originalon 3 November 2022.Retrieved3 November2022.
  5. ^"20 Countries With The Highest Railway Passenger Traffic in The World".Yahoo Finance.11 April 2024.Retrieved17 June2024.
  6. ^"China renames, restructures railway corporation in reform push".Reuters.18 June 2019.Retrieved18 June2019.
  7. ^Phàn, hi (18 June 2019)."Trung quốc quốc gia thiết lộ tập đoàn hữu hạn công tư tại kinh quải bài thành lập".Xinhuanet(in Chinese). Xinhua News Agency. Archived fromthe originalon 18 June 2019.
  8. ^"Trung quốc thiết lộ tiêu chí đích thiết kế giả —— trần ngọc sưởng 60 niên tiền đích tiêu chí hoàn thị giá ma giản khiết, phiêu lượng! _ lưu dật thiết kế _ tân lãng bác khách".Blog.sina.com.cn. 13 March 2013.Retrieved31 July2015.
  9. ^"Rologo tiêu chí cộng hòa quốc | chuyên chú vu Logo đích võng trạm _Logo thiết kế _Logo hân thưởng » trung quốc thiết lộ tiêu chí đích thiết kế giả —— trần ngọc sưởng".Rologo.com. Archived fromthe originalon 25 November 2015.Retrieved31 July2015.
  10. ^Lộ huy đích lai lịch.
  11. ^Thiên tân trạm đích phục hưng hào CR400AF tiêu chuẩn động xa tổ.
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  13. ^"China Railway Annual Report 2022"(PDF).China Railway.Retrieved15 July2024.
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  16. ^"Travelling from China to London - BBC News".BBC.18 January 2017.Retrieved18 January2017.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^O'Dowd, Emily."Special report: How five major African rail projects are supported by China".Retrieved18 September2018.
  18. ^Kacungira, Nancy (8 June 2017)."Is Kenya's new railway good value for money?".BBC News.Retrieved18 September2018.
  19. ^"The Report: Algeria 2010 page 165".Oxford Publishing Group.Retrieved18 January2017.
  20. ^ab"Chinese Funded Railways".CNN.22 November 2016.Retrieved18 January2017.
  21. ^"Government Signs Commercial Contract for the Nairobi to Malaba SGR Section with CCCC".Kenya Railways.Retrieved18 January2017.[permanent dead link]
  22. ^"Mali signs $11bn agreements with China for new rail projects".Railway Technology.16 September 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 31 January 2017.Retrieved18 January2017.
  23. ^"China to build major new African railway from Mali to the coast".Global Construction Review.4 January 2016.Retrieved18 January2017.
  24. ^"CCECC sign $11.117 billion Lagos-Calabar Rail Contract line".The Guardian.2 July 2016.Retrieved18 January2017.
  25. ^"Abuja-Kaduna Rail line".Railway Technology.Retrieved18 January2017.
  26. ^"Construction of railway from Khartoum to Port Sudan".Aiddata.Archived fromthe originalon 9 January 2017.Retrieved18 January2017.
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