Ministry of Railways (China)
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The Ministry of Railways (MOR) was a constituent department of the State Council of the People's Republic of China.
| 中华人民共和国铁道部 Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó Tiědàobù | |
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.jpg) Headquarters of the former Ministry of Railways, now used by China State Railway Group | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 October 1949 |
| Dissolved | March 2013 |
| Type | Constituent Department of the State Council (cabinet-level) |
| Jurisdiction | China |
| Headquarters | Beijing |
| Parent agency | State Council |
The ministry was responsible for passenger services, regulation of the rail industry, development of the rail network and rail infrastructure in mainland China. The ministry was also in charge of the operations of China Railway 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), National Railway Administration (inspection) and China Railway Corporation (construction and management), in part addressing concerns about calls for independent supervision of the rail industry.
History
editThe Ministry of Railways' predecessor was the Qing and the Republican Ministry of Posts and Communications.
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), National Railway Administration (inspection) and China Railway Corporation (construction and management),[1] in part addressing concerns about calls for independent supervision of the rail industry. The last minister was Sheng Guangzu.[2]
Rail bonds
editMOR, acting as a corporation in the debt market, has sold 60 billion yuan of bonds in 2007.
For the year 2009, MOR planned 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.[citation needed]
Railway bureaus and companies
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There were 16 railway bureaux and 2 railway group companies under the Ministry of Railways. As of 2008, approximately 2 million people worked in the Ministry of Railways.[3][4]
| Bureau or Agency | Railway Network in Provinces |
|---|---|
| Beijing Railway Bureau | Beijing, Hebei, Tianjin, Shanxi (part) |
| Chengdu Railway Bureau | Sichuan, Chongqing |
| Guangzhou Railway Group Co., Ltd. | Guangdong, Hunan |
| Harbin Railway Bureau | Heilongjiang, Inner Mongolia (part) |
| Hohhot Railway Bureau | Inner Mongolia (part) |
| Jinan Railway Bureau | Shandong, Liaoning (part) |
| Kunming Railway Bureau | Yunnan, Sichuan, Guizhou |
| Lanzhou Railway Bureau | Gansu, Ningxia |
| Nanchang Railway Bureau | Jiangxi, Fujian |
| Nanning Railway Bureau | Guangxi, Guangdong (part) |
| Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group Co., Ltd. | Qinghai, Tibet |
| Shanghai Railway Bureau | Shanghai, Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang |
| Shenyang Railway Bureau | Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang (part), Inner Mongolia (part) |
| Taiyuan Railway Bureau | Shanxi |
| Wulumuqi Railway Bureau | Xinjiang |
| Wuhan Railway Bureau | Hubei |
| Xi'an Railway Bureau | Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Hubei |
| Zhengzhou Railway Bureau | Hubei (part), Shaanxi, Shandong |
List of Railway Ministers
edit| No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teng Daiyuan | October 1949 | January 1965 |
| 2 | Lü Zhengcao | January 1965 | 1966 |
| Post abolished | |||
| 3 | Wan Li | January 1975 | December 1976 |
| 4 | Duan Junyi | December 1976 | March 1978 |
| 5 | Guo Weicheng | March 1978 | 1981 |
| 6 | Liu Jianzhang | 1981 | April 1982 |
| 7 | Chen Puru | April 1982 | 1985 |
| 8 | Ding Guangen | 1985 | April 1988 |
| 9 | Li Senmao | April 1988 | 1992 |
| 10 | Han Zhubin | 1992 | March 1998 |
| 11 | Fu Zhihuan | March 1998 | March 2003 |
| 12 | Liu Zhijun | March 2003 | February 2011 |
| 13 | Sheng Guangzu | February 2011 | 16 March 2013 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "China scraps railways ministry in streamlining drive". BBC News. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ Sui-Lee Wee; Huang Yan; Miral Fahmy (25 February 2011). "China railways minister dismissed -Xinhua". The Los Angeles Times. Reuters. Retrieved 26 February 2011.[dead link]
- ^ Wu, Zhong (May 7, 2008). "Blowing the whistle on 'Big Brother'". Asia Times Online. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Zhong, Wu (7 May 2008). "Blowing the whistle on 'Big Brother'". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2008.
External links
edit- Official website (in Chinese)
- China Academy of Railway Sciences
- National Railway Administration(in Chinese)