EXHIBIT 8.1 TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 20-F LIST OF SIGNIFICANT SUBSIDIARIES OF GUANGSHEN RAILWAY COMPANY LIMITED The following table lists information concerning the significant subsidiaries of Guangshen Railway Company Limited as of December 31, 2004: COUNTRY OF PERCENTAGE OF INTEREST NAME INCORPORATION HELD BY GUANGSHEN RAILWAY ---- ------------- ------------------------- DIRECTLY HELD BY THE COMPANY Guangzhou East Station Dongqun Trade and Commerce Service PRC 100% Company Shenzhen Fu Yuan Enterprise Development Company PRC 100% Shenzhen Guangshen Railway Civil Engineering Company PRC 100% Shenzhen Guangshen Railway Travel Service Ltd. PRC 100% Shenzhen Jian Kai Trade Company PRC 100% Shenzhen Jing Ming Industrial & Commercial Company Limited PRC 100% Shenzhen Railway Station Travel Service Company(i) PRC 75% Shenzhen Longgang Pinghu Qun Yi Railway Store Loading and Unloading Company PRC 55% Dongguan Changsheng Enterprise Company PRC 51% Shenzhen Guangshen Railway Electric Section Service Limited PRC 100% Shenzhen Railway Station Passenger Services Company Limited PRC 100% INDIRECTLY HELD BY THE COMPANY Shenzhen Nantie Construction Supervision Company PRC 100% Shenzhen Guangshen Railway Economic and Trade Enterprise Company PRC 100% Shenzhen Railway Property Management Company Limited PRC 100% Shenzhen Yuezheng Enterprise Company Limited PRC 100% Shenzhen Road Multi-modal Transportation Company Limited PRC 60% - -------------------- (i) Sino-foreign co-operative joint ventures.