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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. HXD30485 Beijing West Railway Station 20110319: 颐园新居· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. China Railways HXD3 0472: Alancrh· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. China Railways HXD3 0001: Alancrh· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. HXD3 0484@HSP (20160615114656): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 5. 201605 HXD3 with K271 enters into Jiashan Station: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 6. HXD3 0396 with K8206@BJY (20260429160807): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 7. HXD3 0482@BJI (20150527112331): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 8. HXD3 0495@BJI (20160307160217): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 9. HXD3 0603@WLD (20160324094121): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 10. HXD3-0171 Locomotive as Extra Locom. Dragging SS7D & 6063 Train arriving Qinling Railway Station, Jan 20 2024: P. K. Koo· CC0
what is it?
The HXD3 (Chinese: 和谐3型电力机车) is an electric locomotive built in mainland China by CRRC Dalian Locomotives. The locomotive is designed for hauling 5,000t freight trains on main lines. It was jointly developed by CNR Dalian Locomotives and Toshiba.
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 23 years ago, in 2003.
- 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
- 2003–2006
- number built
- 1,081
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇨🇳 China
- builders
- Toshiba, CRRC Dalian Co., Ltd., CRRC Datong Co., Ltd., CRRC, CRRC Beijing Locomotive Co., Ltd.
- designer
- Toshiba
- 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
- nicknames
- Monkey
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q778117, Wikipedia: China Railways HXD3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.