Vibrant Express
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Vibrant Express (Chinese: 動感號),[8][9] also known as MTR CRH380A or MTR380A[not verified in body] is a high-speed train operated by Hong Kong government-owned public transport operator MTR. It was manufactured by Chinese state-owned manufacturer CSR Qingdao Sifang (now CRRC Qingdao Sifang) based on the CRH380A Hexie EMUs developed for China Railway. Nine 8-car trainsets were ordered by the Hong Kong government through the MTR Corporation and delivered between 2016-17.[10][11][12][13][14] It is the first high-speed train produced by CRRC not operated by China Railway.
Vibrant Express 港鐵動感號 | |
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Manufacturer | CSR Qingdao Sifang |
Designer | MBD Design[1] |
Order no. | 840, C6014-14E |
Built at | Qingdao, Shandong, China[2] |
Family name | CRH380A |
Constructed | 2013–2017 |
Entered service | 23 September 2018; 5 years ago (2018-09-23) |
Number built | 9 sets (72 carriages) |
Formation | 8-car sets ZY–ZE–ZE–ZE–ZE–ZE–ZE–ZY |
Fleet numbers | 0251-0259 |
Capacity | 581 (2 wheelchairs, 68 first class, 511 second class)[3] |
Operators | MTR |
Depots | Shek Kong Stabling Sidings[2] |
Lines served | Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong XRL |
Specifications | |
Car body construction |
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Train length | 203 m (666 ft 0.1 in) |
Car length |
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Width | 3.38 m (11 ft 1.1 in) |
Height | 3.7 m (12 ft 1.7 in) |
Floor height | 1.3 m (4 ft 3.2 in) |
Platform height | 1.25 m (4 ft 1.2 in) |
Entry | Level |
Doors | 2 per side per car |
Wheelbase | 2,500 mm (8 ft 2.4 in) |
Maximum speed | |
Weight | 408 t (401.6 long tons; 449.7 short tons) |
Traction system | Zhuzhou CSR Times Electric TGA10D water-cooled 3-level[7] IGBT–VVVF converter/inverter control |
Traction motors | 24 × CSR Zhuzhou Electric YQ-365 400 kW (536 hp) outer fan-cooled 3-phase AC induction motor |
Power output |
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Transmission | Twin-Disc (TD) drive |
Acceleration | 0.4 m/s2 (1.3 ft/s2) |
Power supply | AC-DC-AC |
Electric system(s) | 25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | DSA 350 pantograph |
UIC classification | 2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′ |
Bogies | CSR Qingdao Sifang bolsterless bogies with air suspension (powered: SWMB-400, trailer: SWTB-400) |
Braking system(s) | Electropneumatic and regenerative |
Safety system(s) | Chinese Train Control System (CTCS) Level 3 |
Coupling system | Tightlock coupling |
Seating | Transverse |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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Traditional Chinese | 動感號 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 动感号 | ||||||||||||||
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The train runs between West Kowloon station and Guangzhou South station on the Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link.[15][16][17]