TEST operation began on the first section of high-speed line in China's Xinjiang Uygar Autonomous Region on June 4 with the start of trials on the 300km Urumqi – Shanshan section of the Urumqi – Lanzhou high-speed line.

CHINA Railway Investment Corporation (CRIC) has published tenders for contracts to supply more than 1000 electric locomotives to China Railway Corporation (CRC).

CHINA Railways Corporation (CRC) has announced it will increase its 2014 investment budget to Yuan 720bn ($US 116.3bn), Yuan 20bn more than previously planned.

CHINA Railways Corporation (CRC) has announced plans to invest Yuan 630bn ($US 104.2bn) in fixed assets in 2014, a reduction of more than Yuan 30bn on its investment budget for 2013.

CHINA Railway Investment Corporation (CRIC), the tendering unit of China Railways Corporation (CRC), has placed orders with subsidiaries of China Northern Rolling Stock Corporation (CNR) and China Southern Rolling Stock Corporation (CSR) for a total of 258 high-speed trains.

CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC), the state-owned body that has assumed responsibility for the former Ministry of Railways commercial activities, has announced a plan to raise fixed-asset investment to Yuan 660bn ($US 97.88bn) this year to boost railway construction.

On March 17 the Ministry of Railways nameplate on its main office in Beijing was torn down to be replaced by that of China Railways Corporation, marking the MOR's demise. Qi Zhongxi and Yang Jianxiang of China Features explain the new setup and the outlook for the new railway.