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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. HXD20045 at Qinhuangdao Railway Station 20090810: 颐园新居· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. HXD2-0001: 慕尼黑啤酒· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. HXD2-1076: BK6126S1· CC BY 3.0
- 4. HXD2 1091@SRP (20211223143333): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. HXD2-0006下行离开榆次站: Liuxingy· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. HXD2-0065于京包铁路周士庄站内: Liuxingy· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. HXD2-0068牵引货列上行进入榆次站: Liuxingy· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. HXD2-0086牵引货列上行进入榆次站: Liuxingy· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. HXD2-0112牵引货列下行离开榆次站: Liuxingy· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. HXD2-0120牵引货列下行离开榆次站: Liuxingy· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The HXD2 (Chinese: 和谐2型电力机车) is an electric locomotive and a series of related locomotive classes built by CRRC Datong Electric Locomotive and Alstom. The locomotives designs are based on the Alstom Prima electric locomotives, and are a product of a cooperation agreement signed between the two companies in 2004. All locomotives are intended for heavy freight work, including coal trains on the Datong Qinhuangdao line (Daqin Railway).
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 19 years ago, in 2007.
- 10 MW is about 118 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 19 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 2007–2019
- in service from
- 2007
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 562
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- builders
- Alstom, CRRC Datong Co., Ltd., ABB Group
- operators
- China State Railway Group
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 10 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC Catenary
- wheel arrangement
- Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
- length
- 19 m
- weight
- 92 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q753177, Wikipedia: China Railways HXD2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.