To drive a train, you have to go to a technical school or the National Railway University. Driving a train requires at least a high school or vocational high school education, and junior high school students are not allowed to drive a train.

Train driver's licenses are divided into six categories: A, B, C, D, E and F. Category A, B and C need to have relevant secondary professional education or above recognized by the state, while category D, E and F need to have high school or technical school education or above.

Extended information train driver's license is divided into six categories: A, B, C, D, E and F. Class A: driving diesel engine, electric locomotive and EMU. Class B: Driving diesel locomotives and diesel multiple units. Class c: driving electric locomotives and emus. Class d: driving large-scale road maintenance machinery. Class E: Driving a heavy rail car. Class F: Other vehicles. The driving license is valid for 6 years.

Drivers who hold any of Class A, B and C driver's licenses and pass special training and grading examinations are allowed to drive passenger trains of 200km/h or above, and their driver's licenses are stamped with the word "Gao" on the front of the original driver's license; Drivers who are allowed to drive heavy-haul trains of 1 10,000 tons or more shall affix the word "heavy" on the front of the original driver's license; The driver who is allowed to operate the train alone shall hold the original driver's license stamped with the word "alone" on the front.

To apply for a driver's license, you need to meet the following conditions:

1, no more than 45 years old, in good health, meeting the standards stipulated in the Code for Occupational Health Examination of Railway Locomotive Attendants, and able to communicate skillfully in Mandarin;

2. Classes A, B and C must have relevant secondary professional education or above recognized by the state, and classes D, E and F must have high school, technical school or above;

3. Drivers who apply for high-speed and heavy-duty trains and ride alone must be drivers for more than 2 years and have a safe crew of more than 6,543.8+10,000 kilometers;

4. Pass the driver qualification examination organized by the Ministry of Railways;

5. Other conditions required by the state and the Ministry of Railways.

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Measures for Licensing the Qualification of Railway Locomotive and Rolling Stock Drivers