MTR Urban Lines Vision Train

The MTR Urban Lines Vision Train (Chinese: 港鐵市區綫願景列車; also named MTR CRRC Qingdao Sifang EMU, also known as Q-Train) is a new rolling stock ordered by MTR Hong Kong in July 2015.[2]

This article is about the train will be used to run on the Kwun Tong line, Tsuen Wan line, Tseung Kwan O line and Island line. For the train that will be used to run on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, see Vibrant Express.
MTR Urban Lines Vision Train
(Q-Train)
港鐵市區綫願景列車
MTR Q-Train set A603/A604 on a test in Tsuen Wan Depot on 6 November 2018.
ManufacturerCRRC Qingdao Sifang
Built atQingdao, Shandong, China
Family nameSFM
ReplacedMetro Cammell EMU (DC)
Constructed2017 - present
Number built744
Formation8 cars per trainset
Operator(s)MTR
Depot(s)Tsuen Wan, Heng Fa Chuen, Tsueng Kwan O, Kowloon Bay
Line(s) served     Island line
     Tsuen Wan line
     Kwun Tong line
     Tseung Kwan O line
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel[1]
Fiberglass(Header)
Car length24,600 mm (80 ft 8.5 in)
22,550 mm (73 ft 11.8 in)
Doors5 sets of 51 inch wide doors per side
Maximum speedDesign 90 km/h (56 mph) Service 80 km/h (50 mph)
Traction systemMitsubishi IGBT-VVVF
Power output130 kW or 174 hp per motor
Acceleration1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
DecelerationService 1.1 m/s2 (3.6 ft/s2),
emergency 1.35 m/s2 (4.4 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)1500 V DC overhead
Current collection methodPantograph
Braking system(s)Pneumatic and Regenerative
Safety system(s)Thales SelTrac® CBTC ATC with subsystems of ATO GOA 3 (DTO), ATP, NetTrac ATS, CBI
Track gauge1,432 mm (4 ft 8 3⁄8 in) (except for West Island line and Kwun Tong line extension) 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) (West Island line and Kwun Tong line extension)

Development

In conjunction with the upgrade of the existing block signalling system to modern communications-based train control (CBTC) technology, MTR Corporation originally planned for 78 trainsets to be ordered. This arrangement was made as a replacement to the existing M-Trains, currently the oldest trains on the network since 1978.[3] The order was subsequently increased to 93 trainsets at HK$6.05 billion (US$779 million) on grounds that it provided "better value for money".[2][4] The trains will operate on the Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line and Tseung Kwan O Line and all trainsets are expected to be fully delivered by 2023.[2]

Design

In accordance with MTR press release, these new set of trains will be featured with improved lighting system, new dynamic route maps, double branched handrails and soft material for the straphangers.[5]

All train doors and coupler systems will be provided by Faiveley Transport. Coupler systems are automatic and semi-permanent couplers.[6]

References
  1. Yau, Cannix (13 July 2016). "MTR Corporation did not consider maker's faulty Singapore trains during tender process for HK$6b contract". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. Mok, Danny (23 July 2015). "MTR ditches UK-made trains to spend HK$6 billion with mainland Chinese manufacturer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. "Thales and Alstom to supply advanced CBTC signalling system to Hong Kong's seven metro lines | Thales Group". www.thalesgroup.com. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  4. Goh, Brenda (23 July 2015). "CRRC says wins China's largest metro train order". Reuters. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. "MTR Awards Major Contract for Replacement of 93 8-Car Trains Corporation's Largest-Ever Order of New Rolling Stock" (PDF). MTRC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  6. "FAIVELEY TRANSPORT TO EQUIP THE NEW HONG KONG METRO FLEET WITH COUPLERS AND DOOR SYSTEMS". Faiveley Transport. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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