MTR Urban Lines Vision Train

Q-Train
MTR Urban Lines Vision Train
港鐵市區綫願景列車
MTR Q-Train set A756/A755 entering Kwun Tong station on 14 February 2023.
Inside an MTR Q-train
In service2022–present
ManufacturerCRRC Qingdao Sifang
Order no.C6014-14E
Built atQingdao, Shandong, China
Family nameSFM47/47A[1]
ReplacedDC Metro Cammell EMU (M-train)
Constructed2017–present
Entered service
  • 27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) (Kwun Tong line)
  • 28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) (Island line)
Number built93 sets (744 cars)
Formation8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersA601/A602 – A785/A786
OperatorsMTR
Depots
  • Tsuen Wan
  • Chai Wan
  • Tseung Kwan O
  • Kowloon Bay
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel + fibreglass (header)[2]
Train length184.5 m (605 ft 3.8 in)
Car length
  • 24.6 m (80 ft 8.5 in) (end cars)
  • 22.55 m (73 ft 11.8 in) (intermediate cars)
Width3.2 m (10 ft 6.0 in)
Height3.7 m (12 ft 1.7 in)
Doors5 sets of 51 inch wide doors per side
Maximum speed
  • 90 km/h (56 mph) (design)
  • 80 km/h (50 mph) (service)
Traction systemMitsubishi Electric MAP-134-15VD305 IGBTVVVF
Traction motors24 × Mitsubishi MB-5153-B 130 kW (174 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor[3]
Power output3.12 MW (4,184 hp)
Acceleration1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
Deceleration
  • 0.8–1 m/s2 (2.6–3.3 ft/s2) (service)
  • 1.4 m/s2 (4.6 ft/s2) (emergency)
Power supplyDC-AC
HVACSIGMA Air Conditioning
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Current collector(s)Single-armed Pantograph (Brecknell Willis)
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
BogiesSDA-140 (C6014-14E) by CRRC Qingdao Sifang
Braking system(s)Knorr-Bremse KBGM-P electropneumatic and regenerative
Safety system(s)
Coupling systemBSI-type[4]
Track gauge
  • 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in) (except for West Island line and Kwun Tong line extension)
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (West Island line and Kwun Tong line extension)

The MTR Urban Lines Vision Train (traditional Chinese: 港鐵市區綫願景列車; simplified Chinese: 港铁市区线愿景列车) also named MTR CRRC Qingdao Sifang EMU and also known as Q-Train, is a new rolling stock ordered by MTR Hong Kong in July 2015.[5] They began replacing all of the aging Metro-Cammell EMU (DC) trains starting from 27 November 2022.[6] The order currently consists of 744 cars (93 trainsets).

  1. ^ CRRC Qingdao Sifang (28 June 2019). "香港市区线SFM47A电气调试项目议标公告" (in Chinese (China)).
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "香港 MTR 車両更新用電機品受注のお知らせ" [Announcement of order for electrical equipment for Hong Kong MTR rolling stock renewal] (Press release) (in Japanese). Mitsubishi Electric. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Faiveley Transport to equip the new Hong Kong Metro fleet with couplers and door system" (Press release). Faiveley Transport. 15 January 2016. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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