Zefiro

what is it?

Zefiro is a family of high-speed passenger trains designed by Bombardier Transportation whose variants have top operating speeds of between 250 km/h (155 mph); 380 km/h (240 mph) and 400 km/h (250 mph). The family was formerly offered as: the Zefiro 250, which has a top operating speed of 250 km/h (155 mph); the Zefiro V300, which has a top operating speed of 300 km/h (186 mph) and design speed up to 400 km/h (250 mph); and the Zefiro 380, which has a top operating speed of 350 km/h (220 mph) and design speed up to 380 km/h (240 mph). The name Zefiro was no longer used for marketing shortly after Bombardier Transportation's acquisition by Alstom: as of 2024 the Zefiro 250, 380 and Express are instead referred to as Avelia Stream trains.

who runs it

VästtrafikMOMinistry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

base stats

• speed 400 km/htop speed

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 21 years ago, in 2005.
• 🏎️Top speed is 3.1× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• ⏱️At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 6 minutes.
• 📏26.4 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.

high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.

spec sheet

built

2005

number built

—

kind

high-speed train

traction

electric

origin

🇸🇪 Sweden

builders

Alstom, Hitachi Rail Italy, ALSTOM Transportation Germany, Hitachi

operators

Västtrafik, Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

top speed

400 km/h

power

—

gauge

1,435 mm standard gauge

electric system

Overhead catenary: * –, –

length

26.4 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.