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Ministry of Railways
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Ministry of Railways
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Ministry of Railways

Founded 1949
Place ActiveBeijing, China
The Ministry of Railways was a department within the State Council of the People's Republic of China that oversaw the rail industry on mainland China. In 2013 the Ministry was dissolved and its duties were dispersed among the Ministry of Transportation, National Railway Administration, and the China Railway Corporation.