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中国铁路总公司, China Railway Corporation, operates passenger and freight railways in the People's Republic of China through various bureaux or companies (see tag info) and is state-owned.

There are 16 bureau and 5 companies under China Railway. As of 2008, approximately 2 million people work in China Railway.

Passenger services:
Beijing Railway Bureau
Chengdu Railway Bureau
Guangzhou Railway Group Corp.
Harbin Railway Bureau
Hohhot Railway Bureau
Jinan Railway Bureau
Kunming Railway Bureau
Lanzhou Railway Bureau
Nanchang Railway Bureau
Nanning Railway Bureau
Qinghai-Tibet Railway Group Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Railway Bureau
Shenyang Railway Bureau
Taiyuan Railway Bureau
Ürümqi Railway Bureau
Wuhan Railway Bureau
Xi'an Railway Bureau
Zhengzhou Railway Bureau

Freight services:
China Railway Container Transport Co., Ltd.
China Railway Express Co., Ltd.
China Railway Special Cargo Service Co., Ltd.

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Do the Chinese CRH trains have power outlets?

I couldn't find any outlets last time I was on a CRH. Which models have an outlet, and where in the train can we find them?
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When did/does the Trans-Mongolian pass through Datong?

On July 8th 2018, I took train K4 departing at 07:30 local time from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia and arriving at 14:30 the next day in Beijing, China. The schedule bolted to the wall of my train (pictured) as well as everything I can find online…
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How to use JR. name suffix when booking tickets with China Railway?

I like being named for my father, but I wish I had never put JR on my name on any document. It is on my passport and often causes trouble. Airlines and hotels often record me as "Mr. JR." Now I want to get a ticket on China Railway and of course…
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Detailed timetable for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway

I need to travel from Lhasa (拉萨) to Xi'an (西安) in early April 2018, and I'm thinking of travelling by train as the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is said to be spectacular. I particularly want to see the area around the Tanggula Pass, which at 5072m is the…
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Which cities should I visit in China to feel and live the three kingdoms era?

I am really interested in the three kingdoms era (Wei, Shu, Wu) in China. Next year in September I wish to go to China for my honeymoon. My primary purpose is to visit the temples dedicated to especially Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and also Liu Bei and…
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