Currently train drivers are trained by specialized railway driver schools with a technical secondary school degree. In the future, EMU drivers will have a bachelor's degree. The job of a train driver is very monotonous and very hard. Taking the train from Beijing to Urumqi as an example, the driver needs to be changed several times. What is certain is that the journey from Beijing to Xi'an was by the driver and locomotive of the Xi'an Locomotive Depot, the trip from Xi'an to Lanzhou should be the locomotive and driver of the Lanzhou Locomotive Depot, and the trip from Lanzhou to Wuwei South should be the locomotive and driver of another Lanzhou Locomotive Depot. Jiuquan, Hami and other places have to change drivers and locomotives. If the working hours exceed a specified time, the train driver must change shifts. For example, the train journey from Beijing to Xi'an takes 12 or 3 hours, and the driver must change shifts on the train.

The minimum salary for a shunting driver is usually about 2,500. A driver running an express can get at least 3,500 or more (generally 3,500-5,000). EMU drivers can get even more. It also depends on the driver’s length of service and the bureau and section he belongs to. Worth taking the line and so on.

Nowadays, the requirements for drivers are relatively high, and they must have a bachelor’s degree.

Passenger trains are more comfortable and demanding, while freight drivers have to work harder and take longer.

No, driving a train seems awkward to most outsiders, but in fact the work of a train driver is very monotonous and very hard. For a simple example, the feeling on the train (especially It is very uncomfortable (at night on a hard seat), and train drivers not only have to experience this discomfort all year round. They also have to focus on driving. The salary is also average. Therefore, train drivers are very tired and have no energy and no need to Others are very aggressive. Those who are very aggressive are usually relatives and friends of the train driver.