中南大学是教育部直属全国重点大学,交通运输工程学院面向构建现代综合交通运输体系,以轨道交通为办学特色和优势,旨在创办世界一流的交通运输工程学科。学院于2002年由原长沙铁道学院的交通运输、机车车辆工程、轨道工程机械和高速列车研究中心等组建而成,为交通运输行业培养了大批优秀的高级管理和技术人才,产出了大量突出的科技成果,在国内外享有盛誉。

School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, Central South University 

Central South University is a national key university directly under the administration of the Ministry of Education. The School of Traffic and Transportation Engineering is committed to developing a modern integrated transportation system, with rail transportation as its distinctive feature and strength. It aims to establish a world-class discipline in transportation engineering. The School was founded in 2002 through the integration of former academic units of Changsha Railway University, including the departments of Transportation, Locomotive and Rolling Stock Engineering, Railway Engineering Machinery, and the High-Speed Train Research Center. It has cultivated a large number of outstanding senior management and technical professionals for the transportation industry, yielded a large number of outstanding scientific and technological achievements, and enjoys a high reputation both domestically and internationally.

学院设有4个系，2个研究中心，1个实验中心及18个研究所（中心），形成科学完整的教学科研组织架构。学院师资力量雄厚，现有教职工133人，教授及相应职称47人，副教授及相应职称44人，博导66人。拥有中国工程院院士、国家级高层次人才10余人，拥有“科睿唯安”全球高被引科学家2人、“爱思唯尔”中国高被引学者5人，拥有教育部“轨道交通安全关键技术”长江学者创新团队1个，科技部科技创新人才推进计划重点领域创新团队1个，湖南省“轨道交通创新人才培养”教学团队1个，入选“全国高校黄大年式教师团队”，获“全国专业人才先进集体”“全国党建工作标杆院系”“中国青年五四奖章集体”等荣誉。