By the end of May 2026, all 18 railway bureau group companies across the country will adopt the new brand of logistics division. This is not a simple renaming, but the official conclusion of a system reform that has been piloted and rolled out across the entire road.

From 4 pilot projects to the simultaneous development of Route 18

This reform is not achieved overnight. In 2025, the four railway bureaus in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanchang, and Wuhan will take the lead in piloting the practical path of business restructuring and functional integration within one year. In late May 2026, road bureaus in Urumqi, Taiyuan, Harbin and other places will unveil their plaques intensively, achieving full road coverage within 30 days. The new architecture implements a 4+4+N standardized organizational framework, connecting management, production, and marketing channels, streamlining redundant positions, unifying organizational standards, and significantly improving internal circulation efficiency.

Start doing logistics

For shippers, the most intuitive change is the simplification of the docking process. In the past, railways only focused on mainline transportation, and warehousing and distribution relied entirely on shippers finding third parties themselves. Now the railway integrates its own transportation capacity, stations, and intermodal resources, and launches a one-stop solution covering warehousing, distribution, and multimodal transport. 18 logistics business units are paired with three professional platforms, China Railway Container, China Railway Special Cargo, and China Railway Express, to form a complete business matrix.

Next, the reform will enter a deep water zone. The core is to promote independent accounting of the logistics business unit, delegate operational authority, and upgrade marketing and operation systems based on digital platforms. From waiting for shippers to place orders to actively customizing solutions, railway freight is transforming from a single carrier to a comprehensive logistics service provider. Keywords: logistics, railway freight

The 18 new brands are just the starting point. Once the supporting mechanisms and digital systems are perfected, this model will provide the market with more low-cost, stable, and reliable logistics options.Editor/Cheng Liting