Engineering:China Railways CRH6

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The CRH6 Hexie (simplified Chinese: 和谐号; traditional Chinese: 和諧號; pinyin: Héxié Hào; literally: "Harmony") is a new generation of regional/commuter high-speed train of the People's Republic of China. It is designed by CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock. and will be manufactured by CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock at its subsidiary, the CSR Guangdong Jiangmen Factory.[1]

Overview

A CRH6A of the Sub-Central Line, BCR on Beijing–Kowloon railway

The CRH6 will be divided into three major types, according to stopping patterns:

  • CRH6A is the high speed version with a designed top speed 250 km/h (155 mph), top operating speed 220 km/h (137 mph) to be used on regional non-stop or express services. It uses a 2+2 transverse seating layout using reversible seats that have a similar level of comfort and space to that of intercity trains. There is a toilet on cars 1, 3, 5, and 7.[2]
  • CRH6F is the higher-speed version with a designed top speed 180 km/h (112 mph), operating speed 160 km/h (99 mph) to be used on express commuter services. It uses a 2+2 transverse seating layout with non-reverable seats that have a similar level of comfort and space to that of a suburban train. There is a toilet on cars 3 and 6.[2]
  • CRH6S with a designed top speed 140 km/h (87 mph), to be used on local commuter services. It will feature longitudinal seating arrangements similar to that of subway trains with more and larger doors for faster boarding and alighting. No models exist in revenue service but it is expected that the under construction Wenzhou Urban Railway and Suiguanshen ICR will use them.

On December 29, 2009, the MOR Ordered 22 sets of 160 km/h (99 mph) class and 10 sets of 200 km/h (124 mph) class 6-car Intercity High Speed train from CSR Puzhen, the contract worth 2346 million RMB,[3] and now the order has been transformed into 24 sets of CRH6 and will be delivered by the end of 2012.[4][5]

Formations

CRH6A

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation Tc M M Tp T Mp M Tc
Numbering ZE xxxx01 ZE xxxx02 ZE xxxx03 ZE xxxx04 ZE xxxx05 ZE xxxx06 ZE xxxx07 ZE xxxx00
Capacity (seated) 45 64 64 62 64 64 64 50

CRH6A-A

Car No. 1 2 3 4
Designation Tc Mp Mp Tc
Numbering ZE xxxx01 ZE xxxx02 ZE xxxx03 ZE xxxx00
Capacity (seated) 50 78 74 50

Lines served

A CRH6F serving Changsha–Zhuzhou–Xiangtan Intercity Railway at Changsha West railway station in December 2017
CRH6A at Guangzhou-Shenzhen Railway in March 2018

Existing

  • Ningbo–Yuyao intercity railway
  • Qinbei ICR
  • Shaoxing Tourism New Transit railway
  • Guanhui ICR
  • Changzhutan Intercity Railway
  • Guangzhu ICR[6]
  • Jinshan Railway
  • Sub-Central line of the Beijing Suburban Railway (The line uses the Beijing underground cross-city railway)
  • Guangzhou–Shenzhen railway
  • Zhengzhou–Xinzheng Airport intercity railway

Future

  • Suiguanshen ICR
  • Foguan ICR
  • Guangfo Link
  • New Airport line of the Beijing Subway
  • Pinggu line of the Beijing Subway

See also

  • China Railways CRH1
  • China Railways CRH2
  • China Railways CRH3
  • China Railways CRH5
  • China Railways CRH380A
  • China Railways CIT Trains

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