The main body of China's railroad system is state-owned, China's main source of tax from state-owned enterprises and institutions, the total amount can not be said to be the largest, but the state tax control of the entire country's economic lifeblood, the railroad is an important branch of the country's economic lifeblood, must be state-owned.

The railroad system is quite large, the national level is the China Railway Corporation, under the Corporation, design institutes, railroad bureaus, engineering institutes, etc., all state-owned.

Railway Bureau, under the several railroad bureaus, bureaus have engine section, passenger section, police section, life section (we ride a train, that is, by the management of this different section of the personnel were sent), a number of railway stations, railway stations, in addition to the ticket police personnel, cleaning, commissary, lodging, catering, etc., are not state-owned, it should be the bidding of contracting of the private individuals.