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China Railway NDJ3

🇨🇳 China ·built by Unknown builder· from 2008· diesel multiple unit of China

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. NDJ3 0003@QLQ (20170329105806): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. S2-Line DMU at Chinglungchiao: David· CC BY 3.0
3. Harmony Great Wall Train NDJ3: ssr ist4u· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. 201606 NDJ3 nearly passes over north 4th ring: MNXANL· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. China Railways NDJ3 2009: Ole Bendik Kvisberg· CC BY 2.0
6. China Railways NDJ3-0001 20120506: 颐园新居· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. NDJ3 0001 at Juyongguan (20220402142459): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. NDJ3 0001 at Juyongguan (20220402142616): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
9. NDJ3 0001@QLQ (20180318083634): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0
10. NDJ3 0001@QLQ (20180328152317): N509FZ· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The NDJ3 "Great Wall", previously labeled the "Harmony Great Wall" is the only higher-speed diesel trainset with power cars that is still operating in China. It was first designed to be used for passenger transport in the 2008 Olympics, and has become a mature technology platform with export orders to Nigeria despite initial flaws related to overheating of electrical cables in the power car.

who runs it

Beijing City Railway Nigerian Railway Corporation China State Railway Group

base stats

speed 160 km/htop speed
power 3.5 MWpower output
built 9made 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 18 years ago, in 2008.
Top speed is 1.2× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 15 minutes.
3.5 MW is about 42 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
221 m long: about 49 cars parked nose to tail.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built: 2008
in service from: 2008
number built: 9
kind: multiple unit
traction: diesel
origin: 🇨🇳 China
builders: Unknown builder
operators: Beijing City Railway, Nigerian Railway Corporation, China State Railway Group
top speed: 160 km/h
power: 3.5 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
wheel arrangement: A1A-A1A
formation: M-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-M (China Railway), M-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-T-M (Nigerian Railway)
length: 221 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q10851823, Wikipedia: China Railway NDJ3 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.