[5] China Railway Corporation was established in 2013 to be responsible for railroad construction, operation, and maintenance.

This meant the Ministry of Finance would act as an investor on behalf of the state and the company would be led by a board and managed by board-chosen executives.

[9]: 209-211 The China Railway logo was designed by Chen Yuchang (Chinese: 陈玉昶) (1912–1969), officially adopted on 22 January 1950.

[10][11][12] The lower part represents the character 工 (labour), means that China's railway belongs to the working class.

[17] The Chinese government refers to the two-week 12,000 km (7,500 mi) route, starting at Yiwu and with trains to London traversing Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany, Belgium and France, as the Belt and Road Initiative.