The college has consistently adhered to an educational and research philosophy that integrates theory with practice. It has established several entities, including: the Beijing Jiaotong University Comprehensive Transportation Research Center; the Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of "Urban Transportation Complex Systems Theory and Technology"; the Beijing Engineering Research Center of Urban Traffic Information Intelligent Perception and Service; the Beijing Jiaotong University Railway Dangerous Goods Transport Research Laboratory; the National Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center for Transportation; and the National Virtual Simulation Experimental Teaching Center for Transportation. Additionally, it has participated as a core member in the construction of the State Key Laboratory of "Rail Traffic Control and Safety."

    Significant achievements have been made in theoretical and applied research across disciplines such as Transportation Engineering and Safety Science and Engineering. During the "12th Five-Year Plan" period, the college undertook 1,129 research projects with a total funding of 262.96 million yuan. These projects included those from the National "973" Program, Key Technology R&D Program, National "863" Program, National Natural Science Foundation of China, and various provincial/ministerial-level projects. The faculty published 187 SCI-indexed papers, 282 EI-indexed papers, obtained 37 invention patents, and published 37 scientific monographs. The college received one national-level award, 13 provincial/ministerial-level awards, and multiple industry association awards.

    Over the years, the School of Traffic and Transportation has played a pivotal role in major national projects and contributed significantly to the development of the national economy. Research led or participated in by the college on high-speed railway, heavy-haul transport, train timetabling, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, and railway freight and logistics has supported the development of heavy-haul and high-speed railways, railway informatization, and the reform of railway freight organization in China. Furthermore, research undertaken in areas such as Beijing's ITS planning, vehicle exhaust detection, Beijing bus dispatch and command, and national logistics planning and policy has provided essential support and services for local economies and industry development.

    As the sponsoring institution, the college founded several renowned academic journals in the transportation field, including Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology, and Urban Rapid Rail Transit. The Journal of Transportation Safety & Security is co-managed by our university and the University of Tennessee, USA, published by Taylor & Francis, with Professor Xuedong Yan serving as the Chinese Co-Editor-in-Chief. Meanwhile, Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology (JTSEIT) is a leading scientific and technological academic journal under the editorship of Professor Baohua Mao. Finally, Urban Rapid Rail Transit, originally known as Metro & Light Rail, first published in January 1988, stands as China's earliest and most authoritative comprehensive technical journal in the rail transit industry.