(April 1, 2005 the Ministry released 21st come into force April 1, 2005) first to strengthen railway management in line with the State standards, according to the People's Republic of China Railways Act, the People's Republic of China administrative licensing law and the administrative examination and approval items really necessary to be retained by the State Council decision of the establishment of an administrative license and relevant laws and regulations, these measures are formulated.
    The second approach applies to new, rebuilding the railway line with the State standards of approval. Third railway line with the State standards must be approved by the Ministry of railways.
    Ministry of administrative licensing authority is responsible for handling railway sidings into line with the State of the application and the decision on the administrative license, the Ministry of transport for the railway line with the State standards of review. Article railway line with the State standards, should be dedicated to be the investor or owner to apply to the Ministry.
    Integration with the existing railway can entrust the home railway company applying to the Ministry; and the new railway line can entrust the management of the new national railway construction units applying to the Ministry.
    Fifth article lines and country iron standards should meet following basic conditions: (a) lines recently to, and shipped volume General not below 300,000 tons/years; situation special, and built reason full, as involved defense, and research and dangerous, and super limited, and fresh goods and container transport,, volume can less than 300,000 tons/years; (ii) lines technology standard, and transport equipment should meet railway technology management procedures, and railway industry design specification and railway transport security of requirements; (three) meet railway technology policy and network planning;
    (D) the related track, station transport capacity and technical equipment, such as the transport conditions to meet the needs of dedicated transport and (e) supporting projects in line with the State standards for special investment, construction, construction safety management issues, the parties concerned have reached a consensus, (vi) other conditions stipulated by laws and regulations. Sixth article application lines and country iron standards Shi should submitted following material: (a) administrative license application book; (ii) lines feasibility research report; (three) intends standards railway belongs railway transport enterprise or intends standards new railway construction management units participation of lines feasibility research report review views; (four) intends standards railway belongs railway or intends standards new railway construction management units on lines standards of written views; (five) about competent sector issued of lines belongs units production, and business, and construction, and
    Scientific research (core), review documents (military line as otherwise provided in those provisions), and (vi) the concerned parties to the line with the State standards consultation statement of supporting projects related and (VII) other materials stipulated by laws and regulations. Application form of administrative license shall be in rich text.
    Rich text provided by the Ministry. Seventh article lines feasibility research report should including following content: (a) intends standards of railway line name, and station station name, and standards points line mileage; (ii) lines name and ownership people, and business using people name; (three) has exact according to of near, and forward volume, and transport diameter road, and goods category and the on railway transport of special requirements; (four) transport organization Programme (including related line, and station of technology conditions, and transport capacity, lines vehicles take sent, and handover, transport organization way, on standards station job, and
    Labour Organization's requirements), and (e) supporting project implementation in line with the State standards for special programme; (vi) special technical standards, the technical condition of equipment and other related facilities, programmes and (VII) about diagram of lines, hubs, stations, sidings scale drawings and (VIII) other descriptions of content. Article eighth after railway line with the State standards of admissibility of the application, applicants to submit in a timely manner review the relevant materials, from the date of acceptance of the 20th make a decision whether or not to grant permission to practice within.
    20th cannot make a decision, approved by the Ministry leader, you can extend the 10th, and will inform the applicant of the reasons for such further period.
    Railway lines into line with the State's decision on the administrative license in the 10th after the applicants will be issued, service lines with the State "standard license".
    After completion of the Nineth line with the State standards, by dedicated owners in accordance with the relevant State engineering construction and acceptance criteria, organization of special acceptance. Qualified, dedicated people in line with the State of ownership "standard license" signed with the railway companies on security protocols, transport protocols, create transport rules.
    Unqualified acceptance, the railway company shall not sign any shipping dedicated owner, security protocol.
    Tenth line with open transport business conditions, reported by the Ministry of railways of the railway transport, transported by railway transport bulletins run business railway company notice dedicated owner, launched transportation business.
    11th article violates this way, lines with the State standards, the railway company shall not engage in the transport business.
    12th licensee transfers only lanes right or removed lines, be agreed upon and submitted to the Ministry of railways line railway owned railway company records.
    13th, one of the following conditions occurs, the Ministry to revoke the license to: (a) line into line with the State of actual traffic volume and the general nature of the goods or transport conditions not in accordance with community standards have a significant, (ii) application materials are true and (iii) without a record transfer of use right of the licensee; (d) other circumstances that do not meet the standard conditions.
    After 14th line into line with the State's actual capacity as licensee sign agreement with the railway company executive. 15th Ministry granted special standards of administrative licensing decision is valid for 3 years, calculated from the date of delivery.
    Within the period of validity is not acceptance, the original administrative license expire automatically.
    16th Special railway line with the State standards due to design changes, according to the relevant railway construction and management regulations.
    17th special railway link with the national railway, railway lines, railway line and joint-venture railways with reference to these measures.
    18th article this way by the Ministry of railways is responsible for the interpretation. 19th article this way come into effect April 1, 2005.
                            Ministry issued in 1999 by the railway lines, railway opened into line with State approval to implement procedures (trial implementation) (rail transport [1999]64) repealed simultaneously.