China Railways CRH1
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The CRH1 EMU is a Chinese high-speed train based on Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation
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 technology and built by a Chinese-Canadian joint venture between Bombardier and Sifang
Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock
CSR Sifang Co Ltd. formerly known as CSR Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. is a Chinese rolling stock manufacturer based in Qingdao, Shandong province...

 at Bombardier Sifang Power Transportation factory in Qingdao
Qingdao
' also known in the West by its postal map spelling Tsingtao, is a major city with a population of over 8.715 million in eastern Shandong province, Eastern China. Its built up area, made of 7 urban districts plus Jimo city, is home to about 4,346,000 inhabitants in 2010.It borders Yantai to the...

, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

. At the same time as ordering the Shinkansen
Shinkansen
The , also known as THE BULLET TRAIN, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan operated by four Japan Railways Group companies. Starting with the Tōkaidō Shinkansen in 1964, the network has expanded to currently consist of of lines with maximum speeds of , of Mini-shinkansen with a...

-based CRH2 and the Pendolino
Pendolino
Pendolino is an Italian family of tilting trains used in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Slovenia, Finland, Russian Federation, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, Slovakia, Switzerland, China and shortly in Romania and Poland...

-based CRH5, the Chinese Ministry of Railways ordered 20 CRH1A trainsets in June 2007 and then ordered an additional 20 CRH1A trains, each with 8 cars that have total standard capacity of 670 people. The total value of the order is €560 million. In July 2010, a further 40 CRH1A eight-car trains were ordered.
Most CRH1 trains were allocated to Guangshen Railway for replacing all locomotive-hauled trains between Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

 and Shenzhen
Shenzhen
Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

 in Guangdong
Guangdong
Guangdong is a province on the South China Sea coast of the People's Republic of China. The province was previously often written with the alternative English name Kwangtung Province...

 province. Some are also used on the line Shanghai – Nanjing.

CRH1A

CRH1A and CRH1B are based on Bombardier's Regina family
Regina (train)
The Regina is a Swedish model of electric multiple unit passenger train, manufactured by Bombardier Transportation . It is used by the national passenger railway SJ along with numerous regional and private operators, in variants designated X50, X51, X52, X53, X54 and X55, and in two- and...

. The train was designed by Sifang
Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock
CSR Sifang Co Ltd. formerly known as CSR Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. is a Chinese rolling stock manufacturer based in Qingdao, Shandong province...

 and Bombardier
Bombardier Transportation
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 jointly in Västerås
Västerås
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, Sweden
Sweden
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 and originally named C2008.

Each CRH1A set consists of 8 cars, the first batch (CRH1-001A~CRH1-040A)including 2 first class coaches (ZY), 5 second class coaches (ZE) and 1 second class coach/dining car (ZEC).the second batch (CRH1-081A~CRH1-120A) including 2 first class coaches (ZY), 1 first class/second class coaches (ZYE), 4 second class coaches (ZE) and 1 second class coach/dining car (ZEC). The potential maximum speed of CRH1A is 250 km/h (155 mph), but in fact the maximum speed of the initial 40 sets in operation is always restricted by the software of computer control system, so the maximum speed in service is 220 km/h (137 mph).

The first units (CRH1-001A) were delivered on August 30, 2006,the CRH1A sets started service from February 1, 2007 at the Guangzhou -Shenzhen Railway.

In July 2010, the Chinese MOR ordered additional 40 sets of CRH1A, The designed top operating speed increased to 250 km/h, On September 2010, during test run at Qinshen PDL, top speed of CRH1-081A reach 278 km/h (173 mph).,

CRH1B

On October 31, 2007, the Chinese MOR ordered 20 sets of CRH1B trains (CRH1-041B~CRH1-060B). CRH1B is a fleet-extended CRH1A. Each CRH1B consists of 16 cars, including 3 first class coaches (ZY), 12 second class coaches (ZE) and 1 dining car (CA). CRH1B, however, have not such restriction on the operational speed, the maximum speed is still 250 km/h (155 mph).CRH1B first come into commercial use on April, 2009, between Shanghai-Nanjing & Shanghai-Hangzhou.

On July 23, 2011, CRH1-046B was hit on ZY104600 car by CRH2-139E in Yongtaiwen PDL accident.

CRH1E

On October 31, 2007, the Chinese MOR ordered 20 sets of CRH1E trains (CRH1-061E~CRH1-080E).The CRH1E is the first high-speed 16-car sleeper train (10M6T) in the world which is based on Bombardier's ZEFIRO
Bombardier Zefiro
The Bombardier Zefiro trains are a family of high speed and very high speed passenger trains with top operating speeds from upwards. The trains are the design of Bombardier Transportation....

 250 km/h (155 mph) design. The train was designed by Bombardier and Zagato. Each train set consists of 1 luxury sleeper (WG), 12 soft sleepers (WR), 2 second class coaches (ZE) and 1 dining car (CA).the first CRH1E trainset delivered at October 2009,first come into service on November 4, 2009 between Beijing-Shanghai.

CRH380D/DL

The CRH380D/DL is also derived from the Bombardier Zefiro family (Zefiro 380) of very high speed EMU's and are not direct derivatives of the Regina type trains from which the CRH1A and CRH1B classes are derived. Top speed is advertised at 380 km/h (236 mph). The 8-car version is designated CRH380D, series number CRH380D-6601 ~ CRH380D-6620. while the 16-car version is designated CRH380DL, series number CRH380D-6621L ~ CRH380D-6680L.

Formation

Power Destination
  • M - Motor car
  • T - Trailer car
  • C - Driver cabin
  • P - Pantograph


Coach Type
  • ZY - First Class Coach
  • ZE - Second Class Coach
  • ZYE - First/Second Class Coach
  • ZEC - Second Class Coach/Dining Car
  • CA- Dining Car
  • WR - Soft Sleeper Car
  • WG - Luxury Sleeper Car

CRH1A

Coach No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
ZY ZE ZEC ZE ZY
ZY ZE ZEC ZYE ZE ZY
Power Configuration MC TP M T M TP MC
Power Units Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3
72 101 101 101 19 101 101 72
64 92 92 92 23 92 92 64
64 92 92 72 77 92 92 64
train No.001A-040A train No.081A-120A train No.001A-021A train No.022A-040A

CRH1B

Coach No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Type ZE CA ZE ZY
Power Configuration MC TP M T M TP M TP M T M TP MC
Power Units Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6
Capacity 79 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 92 72 72 64

CRH1E

Coach No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
ZE WR CA WG WR ZE
ZE WR CA WR ZE
Power Configuration MC TP M T M TP M TP M T M TP MC
Power Units Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Unit 5 Unit 6
61 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 16 40 40 40 40 40 61
61 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 61
Train No.061E-072E Train No.073E-080E

Distribution

As of February, 2011
Operator Quantity Series number Lines serving Note
CRH1A
Guangzhou Railway Group Co.,Ltd. 33 CRH1-001A ~ CRH1-020A
CRH1-086A ~ CRH1-090A
CRH1-094A ~ CRH1-101A
Guangshen Railway、Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Mass Rapid Transit
Nanchang Railway Bureau 11
CRH1-030A、CRH1-032A、CRH1-038A、
CRH1-081A ~ CRH1-085A、CRH1-091A ~ CRH1-093A
Huhkun Railway、Fuxia PFL、
Changjiu ICL
Chengdu Railway Bureau
Chengdu Railway Bureau
Chengdu Railway Bureau is a regional bureau affiliated to the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. It is in charge of 9 primary railway routes, with operating length of 4,457.8 kilometers. It oversees the railway networks in Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, although the portion of...

17 CRH1-021A ~ CRH1-029A、CRH1-031A、
CRH1-033A ~ CRH1-037A、CRH1-039A、CRH1-040A
Suiyu Railway、Dacheng Railway、
Chengguan PDL
Chengdu-Dujiangyan High-Speed Railway
The Chengdu-Dujiangyan High Speed Railway is a dual-track, electrified, passenger-dedicated, high-speed rail line in Sichuan Province, China. It connects the provincial capital, Chengdu with the satellite city of Dujiangyan in Guan County. The line is in length with 15 stations. China Railways...

CRH1B
Shanghai Railway Bureau
Shanghai Railway Bureau
Shanghai Railway Bureau is a regional bureau affiliated to the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. As of 2007, the bureau is in charge of a total length of 10,810.5 kilometers, and commercial length of 4,928.1 kilometers of railways. It oversees 503 stations and manages the...

17 CRH1-041B ~ CRH1-050B、CRH1-052B
CRH1-055B ~ CRH1-060B
Jinghu Railway
Jinghu railway
The Beijing–Shanghai Railway or Jinghu railway is a railway line in China between Beijing and Shanghai. The line has a total length of 1,462 kilometres and connects the municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, as well as the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu...

Hening PDL
Hewu PDL、Huning PDL
Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway
The Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway or Huning Intercity High-Speed Railway is a long high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing in the People's Republic of China. Hu and Ning are, respectively, shorthand Chinese names for Shanghai and Nanjing...

Nanchang Railway Bureau 3 CRH1-051B、CRH1-053B、CRH1-054B Hukun Railway、Hangyong Railway、
Yongtaiwen PDL、Wenfu PDL、Fuxia PDL
CRH1E
Shanghai Railway Bureau
Shanghai Railway Bureau
Shanghai Railway Bureau is a regional bureau affiliated to the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. As of 2007, the bureau is in charge of a total length of 10,810.5 kilometers, and commercial length of 4,928.1 kilometers of railways. It oversees 503 stations and manages the...

6 CRH1-070E ~ CRH1-075E Jinghu Railway
Jinghu railway
The Beijing–Shanghai Railway or Jinghu railway is a railway line in China between Beijing and Shanghai. The line has a total length of 1,462 kilometres and connects the municipalities of Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai, as well as the provinces of Hebei, Shandong, Anhui and Jiangsu...

、Fuxia PDL、Yongtaiwen PDL、Wenfu PDL、
Huning PDL
Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway
The Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity High-Speed Railway or Huning Intercity High-Speed Railway is a long high-speed rail line between Shanghai and Nanjing in the People's Republic of China. Hu and Ning are, respectively, shorthand Chinese names for Shanghai and Nanjing...

、Jingjin ICL
Chengdu Railway Bureau
Chengdu Railway Bureau
Chengdu Railway Bureau is a regional bureau affiliated to the Ministry of Railways of the People's Republic of China. It is in charge of 9 primary railway routes, with operating length of 4,457.8 kilometers. It oversees the railway networks in Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, although the portion of...

9 CRH1-061E ~ CRH1-069E Dacheng Railway、Xiangyu Railway、Handan Railway、Hening PDL
Hewu PDL、Jingguang Railway

See also

  • China Railways CRH2
    China Railways CRH2
    The CRH2 is one of the high-speed train models in China. Originally, the CRH2 was a modified E2-1000 Series Shinkansen design from Japan with the license purchased from a consortium formed of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and Hitachi, and represents the second...

  • China Railways CRH3
    China Railways CRH3
    The CRH3 is a version of the Siemens Velaro high-speed train used in China on the Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Rail line, Wuhan-Guangzhou Passenger Dedicated Line, Zhengzhou-Xi'an Passenger Dedicated Line and the Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway...

  • China Railways CRH5
    China Railways CRH5
    The China Railways CRH5 is an electric multiple unit high-speed train in use with China Railway High-speed in the People's Republic of China. The CRH5 is based on the ETR-600 New Pendolino used in Italy....

  • China Railways CRH380A
    China Railways CRH380A
    The CRH380A is an electric high-speed train designed by China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited and manufactured by CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. A continuation of the CRH2-350 program it both replaces foreign technology in the CRH2 with Chinese...

  • China Railways CRH6
    China Railways CRH6
    The China Railways CRH6 is a new generation of intercity high-speed train of the People's Republic of China. It is designed by CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. and will be manufacturer by CSR Nanjing Puzhen Rolling Stock Co...

  • China Railways CIT Trains
    China railways CIT trains
    China Railways CIT trains refers to high-speed test trains that are used on the Chinese High Speed railways, CIT means Comprehensive Inspection Train...

  • Bombardier Zefiro
    Bombardier Zefiro
    The Bombardier Zefiro trains are a family of high speed and very high speed passenger trains with top operating speeds from upwards. The trains are the design of Bombardier Transportation....


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