Ministry of Railways (China)
| Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China | |
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| 中华人民共和国铁道部 | |
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| Logo of Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China | |
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| Jurisdiction |  People's Republic of China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Agency executive | Sheng Guangzu, Minister of Railways |
| Parent agency | State Council |
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| http://www.china-mor.gov.cn/ | |
The Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China (Chinese: 中华人民共和国铁道部 Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Tiědào Bù) is a member of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. The current minister is Sheng Guangzu.[1]
The ministry is 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 is also in charge of the operations of China Railways which manages the railway bureaus and companies in mainland China.
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[edit] History
The Ministry of Railways' predecessor was the Qing and Republican Ministry of Posts and Communications.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Railway bureaus and companies
There are 16 railway bureaus and 2 railway group companies under the Ministry of Railways. As of 2008, approximately 2 million people work in the Ministry of Railroads.[2]
| Bureau or Agency | Railway Network in Provinces |
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| Beijing Railway Bureau | Shijiazhuang, Tianjin, Taiyuan |
| Chengdu Railway Bureau | Chengdu, Chongqing, Nanchong, Guiyang, Lupanshui |
| Guangzhou Railway Group Co.,Ltd. | Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Meizhou, Hunan, Changsha |
| Harbin Railway Bureau | Inner Mongolia, Xiang'an |
| Hohhot Railway Bureau | Inner Mongolia |
| Jinan Railway Bureau | Shandong |
| Kunming Railway Bureau | Chengdu, Sichuan, Guizhou, Vietnam |
| Lanzhou Railway Bureau | Gansu, Ningxia |
| Nanchang Railway Bureau | Jiangxi, Hubei, Henan, Anhui, Fujian, |
| Nanning Railway Bureau | Nanning, Liuzhou, eastern Guangdong |
| Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group Co., Ltd. | Qinghai, Tibet, Sichuan |
| Shanghai Railway Bureau | Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Henan |
| Shenyang Railway Bureau | Liaoning, Jilin, Jianzhou |
| Taiyuan Railway Bureau | Shanxi, Shandong, Henan |
| Wulumuqi Railway Bureau | Xinjiang, Gansu |
| Wuhan Railway Bureau | Hubei, Henan |
| Xi'an Railway Bureau | Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Chongqing, Ningxia, Hubei |
| Zhengzhou Railway Bureau | Hubei, Hebei, Shaanxi, Shandong |
[edit] List of ministers
| Name | Chinese Name | Duration in Office |
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| Teng Daiyuan | (滕代远) | 1949—1965 |
| Lü Zhengcao | (吕正操) | 1965—1970 |
| Wan Li | (万里) | 1975—1976 |
| Duan Junyi | (段君毅) | 1976—1978 |
| Guo Weicheng | (郭维城) | 1978—1981 |
| Liu Jianzhang | (刘建章) | 1981—1982 |
| Chen Puru | (陈璞如) | 1982—1985 |
| Ding Guangen | (丁关根) | 1985—1988 |
| Li Senmao | (李森茂): | 1988—1992 |
| Han Zhubin | (韩杼滨) | 1992—1998 |
| Fu Zhihuan | (傅志寰) | 1998—2003 |
| Liu Zhijun | (刘志军) | 2003—2011 |
| Sheng Guangzu | (盛光祖) | 2011-Incubent [1] |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sui-Lee Wee; Huang Yan; Miral Fahmy (25 February 2011). "China railways minister dismissed -Xinhua". The Los Angeles Times. Reuters. http://www.latimes.com/sns-rt-china-railwaysministoe71o053-20110225,0,1184171.story. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ a b Wu, Zhong (May 7, 2008). "Blowing the whistle on 'Big Brother'". Asia Times Online. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China/JE07Ad01.html. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
[edit] External links
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