Ministry of Railways (China)

Ministry of Railways of the
People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国铁道部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Tiědàobù
Agency overview
Dissolved	March 2013
Jurisdiction	China
Headquarters	Beijing
Minister responsible	Sheng Guangzu
Parent agency	State Council

The Ministry of Railways (MOR) is a now defunct ministry under the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The last minister was Sheng Guangzu.^[1]

The ministry was responsible for passenger services, regulation of the rail industry, development of the rail network and rail infrastructure in mainland China, though in light of recent accidents, there have been calls to institute independent supervision of the rail industry.^[2]

The ministry was also in charge of the operations of China Railways which manages the railway bureaux and companies in mainland China.

On 10 March 2013, it was announced that the Ministry would be dissolved and its duties taken up by the Ministry of Transport (safety and regulation), State Railways Administration (inspection) and China Railway Corporation (construction and management).^[3]

History

The Ministry of Railways' predecessor was the Qing and the Republican Ministry of Posts and Communications.

Rail bonds

MOR, which acts as a corporation in the debt market, having sold 60 billion yuan of bonds in 2007.

For the year 2009, MOR plans to sell at least 100 billion yuan ($14.6 billion) worth of construction bonds to finance a large expansion of the country's rail network.

Railway bureaus and companies

The Wuhan Railway Bureau headquarters

There are 16 railway bureaux and 2 railway group companies under the Ministry of Railways. As of 2008, approximately 2 million people work in the Ministry of Railways.^[2]

List of Railway Ministers

See also

• Ministries of China
  • Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China
• State Railways Administration
• China Railway Corporation
• Beijing Railway Museum
• Liu Zhijun

References

External links

• Official website (Chinese)
• China Academy of Railway Sciences

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