MTR Urban Lines Vision Train

This article is about the train will be used to run on the Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Tseung Kwan O Line and Island Line. For the train will be used to run on the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, see MTR CSR Sifang EMU (XRL).
MTR Urban Lines Vision Train (Q-Train)
In service 2018
Manufacturer CSR Sifang
Built at Qingdao, Shandong, China
Replaced Metro Cammell EMU (DC)
Constructed 2016 - 2023
Entered service 2018
Number built 744
Formation 8 cars per trainset
Operator(s) MTR
Depot(s) Tsuen Wan, Heng Fa Chuen, Tsueng Kwan O, Kowloon Bay
Line(s) served      Island Line
     Tsuen Wan Line
     Kwun Tong Line
     Tseung Kwan O Line
Specifications
Car body construction Stainless steel[1]
Fiberglass(Header)
Car length 24,600 mm (80 ft 8.5 in)
22,550 mm (73 ft 11.8 in)
Doors 5 per side
Maximum speed Design 90 km/h (56 mph) Service 80 km/h (50 mph)
Power output 265 kW or 355 hp per motor
Acceleration 1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
Deceleration Service 1.1 m/s2 (3.6 ft/s2),
emergency 1.35 m/s2 (4.4 ft/s2)
Electric system(s) 1500 V DC overhead
Current collection method Pantograph
Braking system(s) Pneumatic and Regenerative
Safety system(s) Thales SelTrac® CBTC ATC with subsystems of ATO GOA 3 (DTO), ATP, NetTrac ATS, CBI
Track gauge 1,432 mm (4 ft 8 3⁄8 in)

The MTR Urban Lines Vision Train (also named MTR CSR Sifang EMU (Local), also known as Q-Train) is a new rolling stock order by MTR Hong Kong in July 2015.[2] The order was originally planned for 78 trainsets, but the order was increased to 93 trainsets at HK$6.05 billion (US$779 million) on grounds that it provided "better value for money".[2][3] These trains will replace all the existing M-Trains, currently the oldest trains on the network, and operate on the Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line and Tseung Kwan O Line from 2018 and expected to be fully delivered by 2023.[2]

Design

In accordance with MTR press release, these new set of trains will be featured with improved lighting system, new dynamic route maps, double branched handrails and soft material for the straphangers. [4]

All train doors and coupler systems will be provided by Faiveley Transport.As for passenger doors, external sliding type will be installed, while cabin door will be sliding plug type. Coupler systems are automatic and semi-permanent couplers. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Yau, Cannix (13 July 2016). "MTR Corporation did not consider maker's faulty Singapore trains during tender process for HK$6b contract". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Mok, Danny (23 July 2015). "MTR ditches UK-made trains to spend HK$6 billion with mainland Chinese manufacturer". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Goh, Brenda (23 July 2015). "CRRC says wins China's largest metro train order". Reuters. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "MTR Awards Major Contract for Replacement of 93 8-Car Trains Corporation's Largest-Ever Order of New Rolling Stock" (PDF). MTRC. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "FAIVELEY TRANSPORT TO EQUIP THE NEW HONG KONG METRO FLEET WITH COUPLERS AND DOOR SYSTEMS". Faiveley Transport. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
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