China State Railway Group

State-owned national railway company of China
Organization railway_company Q1073489
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China State Railway Group

Summary

China State Railway Group is a railway company[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,421 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • China State Railway Group was a member of International Union of Railways[3].
  • China State Railway Group is in the country of People's Republic of China[4].
  • China State Railway Group's instance of is recorded as railway company[5].
  • China State Railway Group's instance of is recorded as Chinese state-owned enterprise[6].
  • China State Railway Group's instance of is recorded as business[7].
  • China State Railway Group is owned by Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China[8].
  • China State Railway Group's headquarters location is recorded as Beijing[9].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as Railway Public Security Bureau[10].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Harbin Group[11].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Shenyang Group[12].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Beijing Group[13].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Hohhot Group[14].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Taiyuan Group[15].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Shanghai Group[16].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Jinan Group[17].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Nanchang Group[18].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Guangzhou Group[19].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Nanning Group[20].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Wuhan Group[21].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Zhengzhou Group[22].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Chengdu Group[23].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Kunming Group[24].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Qingzang Group[25].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Lanzhou Group[26].
  • China State Railway Group's child organization or unit is recorded as China Railway Ürümqi Group[27].

Body

Founding

March 14, 2013 marks the founding of China State Railway Group[28].

Identity

China State Railway Group's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中国国家铁路集团有限公司'}[29]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CR'}[30], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中国铁路'}[31], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '国铁集团'}[32].

Operations

China State Railway Group's headquarters location is recorded as Beijing[9]. Subsidiaries include Railway Public Security Bureau[10], a governing body[33], in People's Republic of China[34]; China Railway Harbin Group[11], a company[35], in People's Republic of China[36], founded in 2017[37]; China Railway Shenyang Group[12], a company[38], in People's Republic of China[39], founded in 2017[40]; China Railway Beijing Group[13], a business[41], in People's Republic of China[42], founded in 2017[43], headquartered in Beijing[44]; China Railway Hohhot Group[14], a company[45], in People's Republic of China[46], founded in 2017[47]; and China Railway Taiyuan Group[15], a company[48], in People's Republic of China[49], founded in 2017[50].

Industry

China State Railway Group's industry is recorded as rail transport[51].

Ownership

China State Railway Group is owned by Ministry of Finance of the People's Republic of China[8].

Why It Matters

China State Railway Group ranks in the top 3% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,421 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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