Is the high-speed rail company an enterprise or a business? High-speed rail companies belong to both enterprises and institutions.

1. The high-speed rail company is a public institution and an enterprise. High-speed rail company is a state-owned enterprise under China Railway Corporation. Managed by the State Council, it is a wholly state-owned company established in accordance with the Company Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), and undertakes the responsibilities of railway transportation operation, construction and safety stipulated by the state;

2. Be responsible for the unified dispatch and command of railway transportation, make overall arrangements for the allocation of road network transportation resources, undertake the public welfare transportation tasks stipulated by the state, and be responsible for the transportation revenue liquidation and revenue management of the railway industry. Approved by the State Council, the company is a state-authorized investment institution and a state holding company.

3. Institutions refer to social service organizations established by the government using state-owned assets to engage in education, science and technology, culture, health and other activities. Institutions accept the leadership of the government and are legal entities in the form of organizations or institutions.

4. Enterprise units generally refer to productive units, and state-owned enterprises are state-owned enterprises. State-owned enterprises refer to the state's ownership or control over its capital, and the will and interests of the government determine the behavior of state-owned enterprises. State-owned enterprises are the backbone of national economic development and the pillar of Socialism with Chinese characteristics.