Traffic and Transportation (Railway Transportation)

(1) Duration of Study

• Standard Length of Schooling: 4 years

• Duration of Study: 3-6 years

(2) Degree Awarded

• Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)

(3) Program Highlights The Railway Transportation program shares the same hundred-year history as Beijing Jiaotong University. With a development history spanning over a century, its faculty strength and educational infrastructure rank at the forefront of similar programs nationwide. Since it began enrolling students in 1909, the program has cultivated a large number of experts, scholars, and senior executives in railway transportation management, enjoying a high reputation and significant influence both domestically and internationally.

This program has been designated as a National Characteristic Major, a National Comprehensive Reform Pilot Major, and is included in the Ministry of Education's "Plan for Educating and Training Outstanding Engineers." Having passed multiple professional accreditations, it was selected as a National First-Class Undergraduate Major Construction Point in 2019 and a "Key Construction First-Class Major" among Beijing universities.

The program adheres to a talent cultivation model characterized by a "broad disciplinary scope, solid foundation, distinctive features, emphasis on individuality, strong capability, and pursuit of innovation," dedicated to nurturing top-tier innovative talents in railway transportation.

(4) Educational Objectives This program aims to meet the tremendous demand for talent and scientific research in China's railway planning, construction, and operation management. It cultivates senior engineering and technical talents as well as versatile management professionals who possess a solid foundation in mathematics and natural sciences, along with strong engineering practice and professional communication capabilities. Graduates are equipped to engage in railway network planning and design, transportation capacity resource allocation, product design, and transportation organization.

(5) Core Courses

• Railway Traffic Organization

• Railway Stations and Hubs

• Railway Freight Transportation Organization and Technology

• Railway Passenger Transportation Organization

• Train Traction Calculation

• Operational Research in Management

• Transportation Equipment

• Transportation Organization

• Comprehensive Transportation Planning and Design

• Transportation Economics

• Cognitive Internship in Railway Transportation

• Production Internship in Railway Transportation

• Comprehensive Experiment in Railway Transportation

(6) Career Prospects Graduates typically find employment in government transportation management departments at various levels, planning and design institutes, research institutes, Railway Bureaus (China Railway Group companies), urban rail transit operation companies, transportation departments of large logistics companies and industrial/mining enterprises, international transportation consulting firms, and transportation finance/investment institutions (such as banks and securities firms).

(7) Statistics on Further Study and Employment

Traffic and Transportation (Railway Transportation) (Average of the last three years)

 

Category	Statistics
Number of Graduates	104
Postgraduate Enrollment	58
Overseas Study	2
Graduation Placement Rate (%)	98.05

 

Representative Institutions for Postgraduate Studies (Last 3 Years):

• Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU)

• China Academy of Railway Sciences (CARS)

• Tsinghua University

• Peking University

• Tongji University

• Southwest Jiaotong University

Representative Institutions for Overseas Study (Last 3 Years):

• Delft University of Technology (TU Delft)

• Imperial College London

• ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology)

• Cornell University

• University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley)

• The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Representative Employers (Last 3 Years):

• China Railway Beijing Group Co., Ltd.

• China Railway Shanghai Group Co., Ltd.

• China Railway Guangzhou Group Co., Ltd.

• (And other 18 Railway Bureaus and the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd.)

• Daqin Railway Co., Ltd.

• China Energy Investment Corporation (formerly Shenhua Group), etc.