MTR CRRC Changchun EMU

CRRC Changchun EMU (EWL C-train)
An 8-car East West line train is under test run approaching Che Kung Temple station
Interior of the EWL C-train
In service March 12, 2017
Manufacturer CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles
Built at Changchun, China
Constructed 2015-Present
Entered service 2017
Number built 136 coaches
Formation 8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers D397/D398, D401/D402 to D431/D432
Capacity

C、K、M and P Stock：452

D Stock：430
Operator(s) MTR
Depot(s) Pat Heung
Tai Wai
Line(s) served      Ma On Shan line
     Tuen Ma line (Future)
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel
Car length see the corresponding table
Width 3,100 mm (10 ft 2.05 in)
Height 3,990 mm (13 ft 1.09 in) (without pantograph or air conditioner)
Platform height 1,066.8 mm (3 ft 6.0 in)
Doors 10 per carriage (5 doors per side)
Maximum speed

100 km/h (62 mph) (Service) 130 km/h (81 mph) (East West Corridor)

160 km/h (99 mph) (design)
Traction system IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric)
Traction motors WN WN-1608-A (Mitsubishi Electric)
Power output 190 kW or 254.8 hp per motor
3,800 kW or 5,095.9 hp per trainset
Acceleration 1.0 m/s2 (3.6 km/(h⋅s))
Deceleration 1.0 m/s2 (3.6 km/(h⋅s)) (Service)
Power supply ac-dc-ac
Electric system(s) 25000 V ac overhead catenary
Current collection method pantograph
Braking system(s) regenerative and pneumatic
Safety system(s) SelTrac CBTC
Coupling system tightlock coupling (end cars)
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The MTR CRRC Changchun EMU (also known as EWL C-train) is a model of heavy rail electric multiple units of the Mass Transit Railway in Hong Kong. The 8-car sets are manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles for the future East West Corridor, to operate alongside extended SP1900 sets (1151) from the West Rail line. They are currently in service on the Ma On Shan line.

Description

The front end of the train, alongside the older SP1900

The exterior appearance of the trains are similar to that of the SP1900, with the most notable differences being located at the cab ends. It is painted in the same livery as the S-trains on the South Island line, as well as the future Q-trains on the urban lines, both manufactured by the same company.

Its interior layout is essentially a facelifted version of the SP1900, including the new dynamic route map display above doorways. They are equipped with rows of 3 seats between each doorway rather than 4 seats on the SP1900; there are still 5 rows of 5 seats at the carriage ends. Another difference is that they are equipped with 22-inch LCD TVs instead of the 15-inch TVs on the SP1900. The electrical equipment and propulsion systems, though, are closer to that of the R-Trains for the upcoming North South Corridor.

The stock bid (number 1141A) was won by China CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Corporation Limited in December 2013, at a cost of $1,384,231,600 Hong Kong Dollars.[1][2] The first of this train set joined service on the Ma On Shan line in March 2017 and they will be run on the whole East West Corridor upon its opening in 2019.

Notes

1.^ EWL C-train means East West Line China-made train

References

  1. ↑ "Shatin to Central Link (SCL), Hong Kong". railway-technology.com.
  2. ↑ Barrow, Keith. "MTR orders trains for Shatin – Central Link". IRJ PRO. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
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