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MTR East West Line Train

CRRC Changchun EMU (EWL C-train)
EWL C-Train.jpg
A 8-car East West Line train is under test run approaching Che Kung Temple Station
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 12 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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