The group is a Chinese construction company based in Chengdu.

CREC, successor of China Railway Engineering Corporation), which in turn indirectly supervised by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council.

[3] In 2000, China Railway Engineering Corporation, the parent company at that time, was independent from the ministry.

In 2007, an intermediate parent company China Railway Group Limited was formed, and also listed in the stock exchanges.

In 2015, a subsidiary China Railway Erju Engineering (Chinese: 中铁二局工程) was incorporated.