The essay points some problems existing in the permanent way and track maintenance work, and puts forwardcorresponding method to meet the development requirement of railway speed-up and heavy-haul development.

Deficiency of MIS in permanent way abroad is analyzed.

Compared with the low-speed line,200 km/h line requires more strict track maintenance,especially in China,track maintenance should meet the requirements of existing line with speed raising to 200 km/h for mixed running of 200 km/h motor train set,120 km/h freight train and double deck(container) train with axle load of 25 t.

The safety management system of public works in Hong Kong was discussed and some valuable experiences were shared in this paper.

This paper summarizes the achievements made by the railway permanent way sectors in year 2002 in the following five respects:reform on permanent way repair standards and systems, the consolidation and improvement on speed-increase achievemen, safeproduction, track and bridge maintenance as well as infrastructure construction.