MTR CNR Changchun EMU

CNR Changchun EMU (C-Train) C6554-07E / C6554-12E 港鐵中國製列車 MTR C-train on the Kwun Tong line MTR S-train on the South Island line. C-Train interior S-Train interior
In service	7 December 2011-present (Kwun Tong line) 28 December 2016-present (South Island line)
Manufacturer	CNR Changchun
Built at	Changchun, China
Constructed	2010-2013
Entered service	2011 (Kwun Tong line) 2016 (South Island line)
Number built	22 trains with 8 carriages 10 trains with 3 carriages[1]
Formation	3 (South Island line) 8 per trainset (all other lines)
Capacity	2496 (8-car train)[2] 938 (3-car train)
Operator(s)	MTR
Depot(s)	Kowloon Bay Depot (Kwun Tong Line) Wong Chuk Hang Depot (South Island Line)
Line(s) served	Kwun Tong line      South Island line
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	see the corresponding table
Width	3,000 mm (9 ft 10.11 in) (Kwun Tong Line stock) 3,120 mm (10 ft 2.83 in) (South Island Line stock)
Height	3,698 mm (12 ft 1.591 in) (without pantograph or air conditioner)
Floor height	1,100 mm (3 ft 7.307 in)
Doors	10 per carriage (5 doors per side)
Maximum speed	80 km/h (50 mph) (service) 90 km/h (56 mph) (design)
Weight	Axle load: 17.5 t[2]
Traction system	Urban lines: IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric) South Island line: IGBT-VVVF (Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment/Alstom OPTONIX)
Traction motors	Urban lines: AC Traction Motors (Mitsubishi Electric) South Island line: AC Traction Motors (Shanghai Alstom Transport Electrical Equipment/Alstom)
Acceleration	1.3 m/s2 (4.3 ft/s2) (4.68 km/(h⋅s) or 2.91 mph/s)
Deceleration	Service 1.35 m/s2 (4.4 ft/s2) (4.86 km/(h⋅s) or 3.02 mph/s) Emergency 1.4 m/s2 (4.6 ft/s2) (5.04 km/(h⋅s) or 3.13 mph/s)
Electric system(s)	1.5 kV DC Overhead catenary
Current collection method	Pantograph
Braking system(s)	Regenerative and Pneumatic
Safety system(s)	Kwun Tong line: Alstom SACEM ATP and ATS, with ATO Future: Thales SelTrac CBTC ATC with subsystems of ATO GOA 3 (DTO), ATP, NetTrac ATS, CBI      South Island line: Alstom URBALIS 400 UTO
Coupling system	BSI Coupler
Track gauge	1,432 mm (4 ft 8 3⁄8 in) (Kwun Tong Line to Yau Ma Tei) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (South Island line and Kwun Tong line extension)

The Changchun EMU or CNR Changchun EMU is an electric multiple unit train type of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. It is designed and manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles, a member of CNR group (now part of CRRC Corporation). They were the first MTR heavy-rail stock to be manufactured in Mainland China, while past orders came from England, Japan, Europe or South Korea.

The trains come in two versions: the C-Train, a manned eight-car train which is used mainly on the Kwun Tong line^[3]; and the S-Train, a driverless three-car variant which operates on the South Island line since its opening in December 2016. Similar trains have been ordered for the future East West Corridor, also known as EWL C-Train, which entered service on the Ma On Shan line on 12 March 2017; however, these trains bear a resemblance to the older SP1900 EMUs.

History

Designed in 18 months, the first C-Train rolled off the production lines at CNR's plant on 6 December 2010.^[4] It was transported to Hong Kong on 28 April 2011.^[5] By 16 October, 4 sets had arrived and were undergoing testing on the Kwun Tong Line, where were first expected enter service sometime in November of the same year.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

On 22 July 2011, MTR ordered 12 eight-car C-trains to increase the urban line fleet for the West Island Line extension and 10 three-car S-Trains for the first phase of the South Island Line.^[1]

The first C-Train entered service on the Kwun Tong Line on Wednesday, 7 December 2011 in the evening.^[11] They were introduced on 29 May 2012 to the Tsuen Wan Line and on 13 May 2013 to the Tseung Kwan O Line. The last of the 8-car trains was handed over on 5 September 2013, and entered service on the Kwun Tong Line shortly after.^[12][13]

The S-Trains began operating on 28 December 2016, the day the South Island Line commenced service.

Train configurations

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to C-stocks_(MTR).

• Mockup display
• Latest updates on construction progress
• First production train at CNR plant
• Train connected to locomotive
• Train at Shop
• First video of propulsion capture during testing
• Another one
• http://www.mtr-southislandline.hk/pdf/press-release/26022014_pr_e.pdf