The school is located in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province. It is one of the key railway universities invested by the central ministries and commissions, established by the state, a high-level university in Gansu Province and a "first-class discipline" construction university. The historical origin of the school can be traced back to the Shanhaiguan Beiyang Railway Official School established in 1896 and the Beijing Railway Management Institute established in 1909. 1958 In May, the headquarters of Tangshan Railway Institute (now Southwest Jiaotong University) and Beijing Railway Institute (now Beijing Jiaotong University) were established and moved to Lanzhou.

2. shijiazhuang tiedao university

National key universities established by Hebei Provincial People's Government, People's Republic of China (PRC) Ministry of Education, State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and State Railway Administration were selected as "201/plan". Shijiazhuang tiedao university, formerly known as the Chinese People's Liberation Army Railway Corps Engineering College, was founded in 1950. At that time, it was a key institution of the whole army. 1979, listed as a national key institution of higher learning.

3. Dalian Jiaotong University

Liaoning Provincial People's Government, China Railway Construction University, and key construction universities of first-class universities in Liaoning Province. Dalian Jiaotong University was founded in June 1956, when it was Dalian Locomotive and Rolling Stock Manufacturing School; 1958 was upgraded to Dalian Railway Institute and managed by the former Ministry of Railways; In February 2000, it was placed under the management of Liaoning provincial government, and the management system of "central and local governments jointly build, with local management as the mainstay" was implemented; In May 2004, it was renamed Dalian Jiaotong University with the approval of the Ministry of Education.

4. East China Jiaotong University

Located in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province, it is a teaching and research university with engineering as the main feature, transportation as the core, and coordinated development of economics, management, literature, science, law, teaching and art. It is a key university in Jiangxi Province.

197 1 year, the State Council and the Central Military Commission decided to merge the locomotive and rolling stock department of Shanghai Jiaotong University and the railway engineering major of Tongji University into Shanghai Railway Institute, renamed East China Jiaotong University, and moved to Jiangxi. From 65438 to 0978, East China Jiaotong University and Shanghai Railway Institute continued to run schools. This school was originally attached to the Ministry of Railways. In 2000, it was transformed into "central and local construction, focusing on local management".

5. Chongqing Jiaotong University

Located in Chongqing, it is a multi-disciplinary university with traffic characteristics and industry orientation jointly established by Chongqing Municipal People's Government, People's Republic of China (PRC) and Ministry of Transport, and has been selected as one of the national "Basic Capacity Building Projects for Universities in the Midwest".

195 1, Southwest Jiaotong University was established. 1960, Chongqing jiaotong university was founded, and the departments of civil engineering of Chengdu institute of technology, metallurgy of Sichuan metallurgical institute and hydraulic engineering of Wuhan waterway college merged one after another. In 2000, the school was transferred from the Ministry of Communications to Chongqing for management, and a university was built for the province. In 2006, it was renamed Chongqing Jiaotong University, and a new doctoral degree awarding unit was added.