CRH2
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| Number: | 60 CRH2A 10 CRH2B 60 CRH2C 20 CRH2E 140 CRH2-380 |
| Manufacturer: | Kawasaki Heavy Industries , Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock |
| Year of construction (s): | 2006ff. |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over coupling: | 201.4 m (CRH2A and C); 401.4 m (CRH2B and E) |
| Width: | 3.38 m |
| Empty mass: | 345 t (CRH2A) |
| Top speed: | 250 km / h (CRH2A, B and E); 350 km / h (CRH2C 1st series); 380 km / h (CRH2C 2nd series and CRH2-380) |
| Hourly output : | 4.8 MW (CRH2A) 7.2 MW (CRH2C 1st series) 8.8 MW (CRH2C 2nd series) 9.6 MW (CRH2B and E) |
| Acceleration: | 0.5 m / s² |
| Power system : | 25 kV 50 Hz |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Seats: | 610 (CRH2A / C), 630 (E / -380), 1220 (B) |
The CRH2 is a high-speed electric train in China . CRH is the abbreviation for China Railway High-Speed . So far four variants have been procured; Delivery of the fifth variant - the CRH2-380 - began at the end of May 2010.
CRH2A
The CRH2A is a modified multiple unit of the E2-1000 series from the Japanese Shinkansen high-speed program. It is the second Shinkansen to be exported from Japan after the 700T series in Taiwan . A total of 60 eight-car trains have been produced since 2006, the first three of which are entirely in Japan. Another six trains will be pre-assembled in Japan and put together in kits in China; this type of production is called Completely Knocked Down . The remaining 51 units will be manufactured with Japanese technology transfer at Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock .
Four of the eight intermediate cars are powered. Depending on the configuration guide the trains one to four cars first class and a bistro car, the rest of the car is with chairs with seats of second class.
The first train reached Qingdao on March 8, 2006. The vehicles will be used on the route between Shanghai Central Station and Nanjing , among other places .
CRH2B
The CRH2B is a sixteen-part version of the CRH2A with eight powered cars. Each train has three first-class cars, one bistro car and twelve second-class cars. The ten CRH2B trains have been in service from Shanghai since 2008.
CRH2C (CRH2-300)
The CRH2C is a more powerful eight-part variant with six instead of four powered cars, which was built in two series of 30 trains each. The first series reaches a top speed of 350 km / h, the second a top speed of 380 km / h. Since 2008, five trains each have been in service from Wuhan and Jinan.
The first series will be used on the Shanghai – Nanjing and Shanghai – Hangzhou connections , the second series will be used on the Wuhan – Guangzhou – Shenzhen – Hong Kong , Wuhan – Guangzhou – Guangzhou – Zhuhai and Zhengzhou – Xi'an connections.
CRH2E
The CRH2E corresponds technically to the CRH2B, but is equipped as a night train. 13 middle cars are sleeping cars , one bistro car runs in the middle, only the end cars are seating cars. The trains have been running on the Beijing - Shanghai route since 2009 .
CRH2-380
The latest generation of the CRH2 series, the delivery of which began in May 2010, is approved for a regular cruising speed of 380 km / h. They are manufactured by Sifang in Qingdao, a subsidiary of China CSR Corp., which is one of the two largest railway vehicle manufacturers in China. The trains will be used on the new high-speed line between Beijing and Shanghai, which was completed in 2011.
