The China Railway Art Troupe was founded in October 1950. The representative repertoire of the Troupe are modern dramas: Feeling of Life, Feb. 7th Revolution, Train No.12, Red Cliff, Othello; light comedy: Courtyard; dances: Fan Dance, Spring Silkworm; dancing drama: Twin Lotus; magic show: Magic Show in Traditional Chinese Costume, Fishing; acrobatics: Juggling with the Feet, Calabash Boys, and etc. The troupe has paid performing visits to more than l00 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

China Railway Art Troupe has a number of famous artists including Hou Yaowen (1stgrade crosstalk artist, his representative works: Sweet and Sour Fish Alive and Story of Beijing-Kowloon Railway), Shi Fukuan (1stgrade crosstalk artist, the representative works: Sweet and Sour Fish Alive and Story of Beijing-Kowloon Railway). Zhang Guoli (1stgrade actor, the representative works are TV series: Prime Minister Liu Luoguo, Ripple in stagnant Water), Xiao Lin (cross-talk artist, the representative works: XiaoLin Radio Station), Li Guosheng (cross-talk artist, the representative works: XiaoLin Radio Station), Meng Weidong (composer, representative works: Singing the Same Song), Yang Tao (1stgrade playwright adapter, the main piece: TV play Snow Quake), Su Lei (1stgrade adapter, Feeling of Life, Fire God and Autumn Fairy), Fang Yinting (1stgrade acrobat, the main item: Magic Show In Traditional Chinese Costume), Zhang Yuyu (1stgrade actor, the main work: drama Red Cliff), Shi Lin (1stgrade play adapter, The courtyard), Man Wenjun (2ndgrade actor), Du Lai (1stplay adapter, the items: A Horde of Little Tigers and Back Home), Ma Ding (composer, Story of Xia Qiu), Liu Zhangshu (1stgrade acrobat, the piece: Bike-riding), Zuo Chun (singer, The Barcarole), Ti Yueli (acrobatics: Fishing), Fu Xueming (ventriloquism Quake the Dayao Mountain, and Roar of the Train).