MTR CNR Changchun EMU

what is it?

The Changchun EMU or CNR Changchun EMU is an electric multiple unit train type of the Mass Transit Railway (MTR) system in Hong Kong. Designed and manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles, a member of CNR group (now merged with CSR to form CRRC Corporation), they were the first MTR heavy-rail stock to be manufactured in Mainland China, while past orders came from England, Japan, Europe or South Korea. The trains come in two versions: the C-Train, a manned eight-car train which is used mainly on the Kwun Tong line; and the S-Train, a driverless three-car variant which operates on the South Island line since its opening in December 2016.

who runs it

MTR Corporation Limited

base stats

• speed 90 km/htop speed
• power 3.7 MWpower output
• seats 2,496passengers
• built 22made in total

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 15 years ago, in 2011.
• 🚗3.7 MW is about 44 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
• 🧍Seats 2,496: 50 full city buses (~50 seats each).

metro: Urban rapid transit: frequent, high-capacity trains, often underground.

spec sheet

built

2011

in service from

2011

status

in service

number built

22

kind

metro

traction

electric

origin

🇨🇳 China

builders

CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd.

operators

MTR Corporation Limited

top speed

90 km/h

power

3.7 MW

gauge

1,432 mm narrow gauge

electric system

overhead line

wheel arrangement

MTR

formation

MTR, South Island, small: 3 cars per trainset, MTR, Kwun Tong, small: 8 cars per trainset

capacity

2,496 passengers

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