Clutching their cameras, a group of three 24-year-old girls waited patiently in a queue to take a photo by the Ministry of Railways building sign.

BBC: Demise of China's unloved railways ministry

Calls to the Ministry of Railways went unanswered.

WSJ: Chinese High-Speed Rail Section Collapses

By the end of last year, the Railways Ministry had overseen the construction of 8, 358 kilometers of high-speed rail track.

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The financial difficulties of the Railways Ministry have begun to affect state enterprises, such as China CNR Corporation, a train maker.

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One of the most anticipated reforms is the division of the railways ministry as a policy and regulatory unit under the transport ministry.

BBC: China media: Railways ministry

Southern Metropolis Daily reports that the newly-established National Railway Bureau will keep 130 former railways ministry staff and transfer hundreds of other staff to its commercial arms or local branches by June.

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In any event, MOR, as the Railways Ministry is known, now has 2.1 trillion yuan of debt.

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