China Urban Rail Transit Association (May 20, 2017)

On May 18, 2017, the summit seminar of China Urban Rail Transit Association operation and management professional committee was held in Suzhou, which was organized by Suzhou Rail Transit Group Co., Ltd., Ministry of Transport Science Research Institute, and Beijing Zhongcheng Rail Exhibition Ltd. More than 200 people attended the meeting, including representatives of member units of said operation and management professional committee, responsible persons from 44 city rail transit operation companies nationwide, association secretariat and invited VIPs.

Zhou Mingbao chairman of Suzhou Urban Rail Transit Group, Zhou Xiaoqin executive vice president of China Urban Rail Transit Association, and Wang Xianjin vice president of Ministry of Transport Science Research Institute delivered messages. Chairman Zhou expressed his sincere welcome to participants. Zhou Xiaoqin executive vice president fully affirmed the importance of the summit seminar, and said that the seminar marked a good start of the innovation work in operational management theory, methods and management. He hoped that the relevant units, under the principle of sharing, could construct and use the platform of the said management professional committee. Wang Xianjin vice president pointed out that this summit seminar taking innovation as the starting point is characterized by novel topics and rich contents, and hoped that member units could propose important issues including innovative ways of cooperation, carry out joint technical research, and put forward policy suggestions and innovative ideas for references in decision-making by Ministry of Transport and China Urban Rail Transit Association.

Message was given by Zhou Mingbao chairman of Suzhou Urban Rail Transit Group

Message was given by Zhou Xiaoqin executive vice president of China Urban Rail Transit Association.

Message was given by Wang Xianjin vice president of Ministry of Transport Science Research Institute.

Moderators of summit seminar: Han Jianming (L) and Jia Wenzheng (R)

The summit seminar was chaired by Han Jianming general manager of Operation Branch of Suzhou Rail Transit Group and Jia Wenzheng deputy director and secretary general of said operation and management professional committee.

The keynote speeches were delivered by the following VIPs invited by the above-said operation and management professional committee: Lu Wenxue Deputy General Manager of Suzhou Rail Transit Group, Qi Guojun Deputy General Manager of Xi'an Underground Railway Co., Ltd., Zhang Lingxiang General Manager of Shanghai Metro Maintenance Co., Ltd., Liu Leyi Chief Economist of Nanjing Metro Operation Co., Ltd., Fang Siyuan Deputy General Manager of Enterprise Management Department of Guangzhou Metro Group Co., Ltd., Li Jun Deputy Director of Passenger Marketing Department of Beijing Subway Operation Co., Ltd., Peng Xing Deputy General Manager of Safety Quality Dept in Operations Management Center of Chongqing Rail Transit (Group) Co., Ltd., Gu Sufei General Manager of Operations Headquarters Line Network Control Center in Shenzhen Metro Group Co., Ltd., Liu Jin Operation Director of Shanghai Thales SAIC Transport Co., Ltd., Yang Luchuan Deputy General Manager of BIM Center in Beijing Zhongchang Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd., and Liu Shuhao from Ministry of Transport Science Research Institute etc. 

Extensive discussions were made on the following topics: network operation and maintenance, operational cost control innovation, signal system service innovation, operational quality assurance and upgrading, public security, operational safety and stability development, characteristics of change from single line operation to network operation, subway sustainable development's cost analysis and sharing mechanism, BIM tech-based intelligent operation and maintenance, risk prevention and control under new normal status, early practice and exploration of network operation etc.

Jia Wenzheng deputy director and secretary general of said operation and management professional committee made a summary speech in which he hoped that the platform of the said Association could be well utilized. His summary speech was involved in theories, methods and management, drawing up a number of research results, guidelines and standards for references with member units and putting forward suggestions that management and competitiveness of urban rail transit industry should be enhanced through the standard-setting, personnel training, cultural propaganda and etc. On May 19, the above-said operation and management professional committee organized a meeting attended by representatives of 44 operation companies which were divided into three groups, so as to provide ideas and directions for the key work of said operation and management professional committee in the next phase.