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China Railways HXD3C

🇨🇳 China ·built by CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd.· from 2010· class of Chinese electric locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. HXD3C 0642@NXH (20180518084704): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. China Railways HXD3C 0880 20150528: Changzhensky· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. China Railways HXD3C 0448 20171231: Changzhensky· CC BY-SA 4.0
4. China Railways HXD3C 0927 and China Railways HXD3D 0061 with T5 Through Train 20140630 01: 西瓜昌真湿基· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. HXD3C 0333@TSP (20160414100151): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. HXD3C 0512@Shoupakou (20150611145440): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. HXD3C 0738 at Yangsan (20170612163705): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. 201507 HXD3C-0649 hauls K352 at Jinhua Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. 201704 HXD3C-0504 hauls K528 departs from Wuxi Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. 201708 HXD3C-0561 at Zhangzhoudong Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The HXD3C (Chinese: 和谐3C型电力机车) is an electric locomotive built in Mainland China by CNR Dalian Locomotives. It is also the first 6-axle dual-service AC electric locomotive in China. It has functions of DC600V train power supply (except HXD3CA) and dual pipe air supply.

who runs it

Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China

base stats

speed 132 km/htop speed
power 7.2 MWpower output
weight 138 tin working order
built 1,300made 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 16 years ago, in 2010.
7.2 MW is about 85 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 23 African elephants (~6 t each).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 2010
number built: 1,300
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd., CRRC Beijing Locomotive Co., Ltd.
designer: CNR Dalian
operators: Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China
top speed: 132 km/h
power: 7.2 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: Catenary
wheel arrangement: Co′Co′
weight: 138 t

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

Sources: Wikidata Q10862278, Wikipedia: China Railways HXD3C (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.