| Railway Bureau | |
| Native Name A: | 交通部鐵道局 |
| Formed: | 2018-6-11 |
| Preceding1: | Bureau of High Speed Rail |
| Preceding2: | Railway Reconstruction Bureau |
| Headquarters: | Banqiao, New Taipei, Taiwan |
| Parent Agency: | Ministry of Transportation and Communications |
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The Railway Bureau (RB;) is the government agency of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan responsible for the public works construction, supervision, management and other related affairs of railway, MRT and other railway transportation systems.
The bureau was established on 11 June 2018, in accordance with the Organization Act of the Railway Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communications.[1] It was established under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC).
The bureau was formed by a merger between two bureaus under the MOTC, the Bureau of High Speed Rail and the Railway Reconstruction Bureau.[2]
In 2021, the Railway Bureau established the Railway Technology Research and Certification Center (RTRCC). The center is tasked with increasing the proportion of locally made railway components used by the Taiwan Railways Administration and light-rail systems from 42% to 70% within 10 years.[3]
About 15% of the components used in the high-speed rail and MRT systems are made locally, the MOTC says in 2018, adding that it hopes the Railway Bureau can increase this figure by 3% annually.
The organizational structure of the bureau is as follows:[4]
www.rtrcc.org.tw - Official website for Railway Technology Research and Certification Center (RTRCC)