Asia
China implements radical railway reform
On March 17 the Ministry of Railways nameplate on its main office in Beijing was torn down to be replaced by that of China Railways Corporation, marking the MOR’s demise. Qi Zhongxi and Yang Jianxiang of China Features explain the new setup and the outlook for the new railway.
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(MOR) has been split into three. According to the reform plan announced in March, MOR’s railway planning and policy making functions are entrusted to the Ministry of Communications (MOC), its other administrative functions rest with a new organisation, the State Railways Administration (SRA), while MOR’s commercial activities pass to the new China Railways Corporation (CRC). Under the reforms approved by the State Council, the Chinese
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UBBED “the last fortress of the planned economic system,” China’s Ministry of Railways
government’s cabinet, CRC will be a state-owned company reporting directly to the central government. It will be financed by the Ministry of Finance and regulated by MOC and SRA. CRC will transport passengers and
freight, and will be responsible for operating and managing the country’s rail network. CRC will draft investment plans for railway construction, and put forward to the government proposals to fund and build the lines. CRC is also responsible for implementing railway projects and is accountable, as the main responsible body, for safety. The 18 regional railway bureaux,
IRJ August 2013
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