China Railway facts for kids
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Trade name
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China Railway |
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Native name
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中国国家铁路集团有限公司
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Formerly
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China Railway Corporation (2013–2019) |
| State-owned limited company | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | Ministry of Railways |
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Haidian District, Beijing
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Area served
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China |
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Key people
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Liu Zhenfang (Chairman) Guo Zhuxue (General Manager) |
| Services | Passenger rail Freight rail |
| Revenue |  CN¥916.258 billion (2015) |
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Operating income
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CN¥53.456 billion (2015) |
| CN¥32.355 billion (2015) |
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| Total assets |  CN¥6.245870 trillion (2015) |
| Total equity | CN¥2.150725 trillion (2015) |
| Owner | Ministry of Finance |
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Number of employees
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2 million approx. (2013) |
| Divisions | Railway operations |
| Subsidiaries | 16 bureaux 5 companies |
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| China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. | |||||||
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| 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 meaning | China State Railway Group Limited Company | ||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 国铁集团 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國鐵集團 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | State Railway Group | ||||||
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China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., also known as China Railway (CR), is a huge company in China. It runs almost all the passenger and freight trains across the country.
This company is owned by the Chinese government. It has 18 smaller companies that manage different railway regions. By September 2022, China Railway was worth about 9.06 trillion Chinese Yuan, which is a lot of money!
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History of China Railway
China Railway started as a government department called the Ministry of Railways. In 2013, it became a company called China Railway Corporation.
Then, on June 18, 2019, it changed its name again to China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. This change meant that the company would be run by a board of directors. The Ministry of Finance acts as the owner for the government.
China Railway Logos
The main China Railway logo was designed by Chen Yuchang in 1950. It looks like the front of a train engine.
The top part of the logo looks like the Chinese character for "people" (人). The bottom part looks like a train track. This means that China's railway belongs to its people.
The bottom part also looks like the character for "labor" or "work" (工). This shows that the railway belongs to the working class.
- The "CR" logo is used on the fast Fuxing (train).
- The "CRH" logo is used on the Hexie (train).
How China Railway Works
China Railway has many smaller companies that manage different parts of the railway system. These companies handle both passenger and freight (cargo) trains.
About two million people work for China Railway. Here are some of the main companies and where they operate:
| Business | Company | Main Areas of Operation | Region |
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| Passenger | China Railway Harbin Group Company (CR Harbin) |
Northeastern Inner Mongolia, Heilongjiang | Northeast China |
| China Railway Shenyang Group Company (CR Shenyang) |
Liaoning, Jilin, Southeastern Inner Mongolia, southern Heilongjiang, northeastern Hebei | ||
| China Railway Beijing Group Company (CR Beijing) |
Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, western Shandong, northern Henan, eastern Shanxi | North China | |
| China Railway Hohhot Group Company (CR Hohhot) |
Most of Inner Mongolia | ||
| China Railway Taiyuan Group Company (CR Taiyuan) |
Shanxi | ||
| China Railway Jinan Group Company (CR Jinan) |
Shandong | East China | |
| China Railway Shanghai Group Company (CR Shanghai) |
Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, most of Anhui | ||
| China Railway Nanchang Group Company (CR Nanchang) |
Jiangxi, Fujian | ||
| China Railway Guangzhou Group Company (CR Guangzhou) |
Hainan, most of Guangdong and Hunan | South China | |
| China Railway Nanning Group Company (CR Nanning) |
Guangxi, western Guangdong | ||
| China Railway Wuhan Group Company (CR Wuhan) |
Hubei, southern Henan, part of Anhui | Central China | |
| China Railway Zhengzhou Group Company (CR Zhengzhou) |
Middle and northern Henan, southern Shanxi | ||
| China Railway Chengdu Group Company (CR Chengdu) |
Most of Sichuan, Chongqing, most of Guizhou, part of Yunnan | Southwest China | |
| China Railway Kunming Group Company (CR Kunming) |
Most of Yunnan, parts of Sichuan and Guizhou | ||
| China Railway Qingzang Group Company (CR Qingzang) |
Tibet | ||
| Qinghai | Northwest China | ||
| China Railway Lanzhou Group Company (CR Lanzhou) |
Most of Gansu, Ningxia, part of Inner Mongolia | ||
| China Railway Ürümqi Group Company (CR Ürümqi) |
Xinjiang, part of Gansu | ||
| China Railway Xi'an Group Company (CR Xi'an) |
Most of Shaanxi, northeast Sichuan | ||
| Freight | China Railway Special Cargo Service Company (CRSCS) |
All over China | |
| China Railway Express Company (CRE) |
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| China Railway Container Transport Company (CRCT) |
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International Trains
China Railway also runs passenger and freight trains to other countries. These include Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, North Korea, Vietnam, and Laos.
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The Beijing–UlaanBaatar–Moscow passenger train
Here are some of the international passenger train routes:
- From Dandong to Pyongyang (North Korea)
- From Beijing to Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) and Moscow (Russia)
- From Beijing to Pyongyang
- From Hohhot to Ulaanbaatar
- From Ürümqi to Almaty and Astana (Kazakhstan)
- From Beijing West to Hanoi (Vietnam)
- From Kunming South to Vientiane (Laos)
Trains to Europe (New Silk Route)
China Railway also sends goods trains to many cities in Europe. These routes are sometimes called the "New Silk Route." For example, trains go to Madrid and Hamburg. There was even a test service to London.
These long journeys, like the 12,000 km (about 7,450 miles) route from Yiwu to London, are part of China's "Belt and Road Initiative." Trains travel through many countries like Kazakhstan, Russia, Poland, Germany, and France.
One interesting thing about these routes is that train tracks in different countries can be different widths. This means that the containers sometimes have to be moved from one train to another.
Railway Projects in Africa
China has been helping to build and improve railways in many African countries. This helps connect cities and transport goods.
Some of these projects include:
- The Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway in Ethiopia and Djibouti, which is an electric railway.
- The Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya.
- The Benguela Railway in Angola, which was rebuilt after a civil war.
- The TAZARA Railway connecting Tanzania and Zambia, built a long time ago and now needs updates.
See also
In Spanish: China Railway para niños
