China Railway First Group Co., Ltd.
China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. is a Xi'an-based construction enterprise and a wholly owned subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited, specializing in railway, highway, municipal and building engineering.
Last updated September 15, 2026
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Overview
China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. (abbreviated as "China Railway First Group") is described on its official site as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortune Global 500 company China Railway Group Limited. Its predecessor was the Northwest Railway Trunk Line Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Railways, first established in May 1950 in Tianshui, Gansu, later relocated to Lanzhou and Urumqi, moved to Xi'an in 1970, and restructured into China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. in 2000. The company holds special-grade general contracting qualifications for railway, highway, municipal public works and building construction, a first-grade general contracting qualification for water conservancy and hydropower construction, and various first-grade professional contracting qualifications. Its registered location is Xi'an, and its business covers railway, highway and municipal works.
History
According to the company profile on its official website, the predecessor of China Railway First Group was the Northwest Railway Trunk Line Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of Railways, first established in May 1950 in Tianshui, Gansu. It later relocated to Lanzhou and Urumqi, and in 1970 moved from Urumqi to Xi'an. In 2000 it was restructured into China Railway First Group Co., Ltd. The company states that over more than 70 years it has participated in the construction of more than 300 trunk and branch railways, laid over 52,000 km of railway operating lines — about one sixth of the total railway track laid in New China — built over 10,000 km of highways, and completed more than 63 million square meters of building construction. It also states that it has taken part in metro and light rail construction in 54 Chinese cities with operating rail transit, covering 4 major fields and 12 specialties, and that its business scope covers all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions of China except Taiwan, with overseas engineering contracting in more than ten countries including Singapore, Pakistan, Fiji and Malaysia.
Products and positioning
Described on its official site as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fortune Global 500 company China Railway Group Limited and as a pacesetter of railway construction of the Republic, enjoying the reputation of "Number One Bureau under Heaven".
Railway engineering construction
Highway engineering construction
Municipal public works construction
Building construction
Water conservancy and hydropower construction
Railway track laying and girder erection, bridge, tunnel, highway pavement and highway subgrade professional contracting
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