Ministry of Railways

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The Ministry of Railways 铁道部

Major responsibilities of the Ministry of Railways (铁道部) are to formulate development strategy, policies, guidelines and regulations for the railway industry, map out unified national railway regulations and supervise their implementation; formulate the development plan of the railway industry, compile national railway annual plans and organize and supervise their implementation; take charge of industrial administration of railway construction; draw up railway industrial technical policies, standards and management regulations; and cultivate and standardize the railway transport market.

The ministry is made up of 12 departments: the general affairs office, policy and regulation department, development planning department, finance department, science, technology and education department, personnel department, labor and health department, construction administrative department, international cooperation department, safety supervision department, transport bureau, and public security bureau.

According to a plan of institutional restructuring and functional transformation of the State Council, the number of ministries under the State Council will reduce from 27 to 25 while several departments and agencies are reorganized.

The plan, which was submitted to the First Session of 12th National People’s Congress, China’s top Legislature on March 10, 2013, says that the Ministry of Railways will be dismantled into administrative and commercial arms.

The proposed state railway administration, to be supervised by the Ministry of Transport, will run the existing Railway Ministry's administrative functions, and the proposed China Railway Corporation will run the existing Railway Ministry's commercial functions.

The state railway administration will be responsible for establishing railway technology standards, and supervising railway work safety, transport service quality and railway project quality.

The China Railway Corporation will be responsible for railway transportation dispatch and command, freight and passenger transport business management and railway construction.