MTR East West Line Train
| CRRC Changchun EMU (EWL C-train) | |
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A 8-car East West Line train is under test run approaching Che Kung Temple Station
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| In service | March 12, 2017 |
| Manufacturer | CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Corporation Limited |
| Built at | Changchun, China |
| Constructed | 2015-Present |
| Entered service | 2017 |
| Number built | 136 coaches |
| Formation | 8 coaches per trainset |
| Fleet numbers | D397/D398 to D429/D430 |
| Capacity |
C、K、M and P Stock：452 D Stock：430 |
| Operator(s) | MTR |
| Depot(s) | Pat Heung Depot, and Tai Wai Depot |
| Line(s) served |
Ma On Shan Line (Future) East West Corridor |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Stainless steel |
| Car length | see the corresponding table |
| Width | 3,100 mm (10 ft 2.05 in) |
| Height | 3,990 mm (13 ft 1.09 in) |
| Platform height | 1,066.8 mm (3 ft 6.0 in) |
| Doors | 10 per carriage (5 doors per side) |
| Maximum speed |
130 km/h (81 mph) (Service) 160 km/h (99 mph) (design) |
| Traction system | IGBT-VVVF (Mitsubishi Electric) |
| Traction motors | WN WN-1608-A (Mitsubishi Electric) |
| Power output | 190 kW or 254.8 hp per motor 3,800 kW or 5,095.9 hp per trainset |
| Acceleration | 1.0 m/s2 (3.6 km/(h·s)) |
| Deceleration | 1.0 m/s2 (3.6 km/(h·s)) (Service) |
| Power supply | AC-DC-AC |
| Electric system(s) | 25000 V AC Overhead catenary |
| Current collection method | Pantograph |
| Braking system(s) | Regenerative and Pneumatic |
| Safety system(s) | SelTrac CBTC |
| Coupling system | Tightlock coupling (end cars) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
C、K、M and P Stock：452
130 km/h (81 mph) (Service)
The MTR CRRC Changchun EMU (also known as EWL C-Train) is a model of heavy rail electric multiple units of the Mass Transit Railway in Hong Kong. The 8-car sets are manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles for the future East West Corridor, to operate alongside extended SP1900 sets (1151) from the West Rail Line. They are currently in service on the Ma On Shan Line.
The exterior appearance of the trains is essentially a facelifted version of the SP1900, with the most notable differences being located at the cab ends. As a result, it is nicknamed as "fake 1900". It is painted in the same livery as the S-trains on the South Island Line, manufactured by the same company.
Its interior layout is also similar to that of the SP1900, including the new dynamic route map display above doorways. A difference is that they are equipped with 22-inch LCD TVs instead of the 15-inch TVs on the SP1900. The electrical equipment and propulsion systems, though, are closer to that of the R-Trains for the upcoming North South Corridor.
The stock bid (number 1141A) was won by China CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Corporation Limited in December 2013, at a cost of $1,384,231,600 Hong Kong Dollars. The new cars entered service on the Ma On Shan Line in March 2017 and will be run on the whole East West Corridor upon its opening in 2019.
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