China Railway CRH3


The CRH3 Hexie is a version of the Siemens Velaro high-speed train used in China on the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway line, Wuhan-Guangzhou Passenger Dedicated Line, Zhengzhou-Xi'an Passenger Dedicated Line and the Shanghai–Nanjing intercity railway. It is capable of service speed of as the very similar Velaro E used in Spain, but, similarly to the Sapsan, it is wider to take advantage of a more generous structure gauge and thus be able to fit in more seats in a 2+3 layout.

Variants

In November 2005 the Ministry of Railways ordered 60 Velaro trains for use on the Beijing–Tianjin intercity railway line. On 27 July 2006, the joint project office was opened at Tangshan.

CRH3C Prototypes

The first three trains were built in Germany by Siemens, and these imported trains were labelled CRH3A, different than the CRH3A-5218 developed independently and manufactured by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles in 2017, designed to operate at a cruise speed of 250 km/h.
These trains are based on the German Deutsche Bahn's ICE 3 high-speed trains and were given initial designations of CRH3A. Of these German trains, the first one was shipped from Bremerhaven on 19 December 2007.
On 30 November 2012, the CNR announced new design of CRH3A, with three styles that can operate at top speed of 160 km/h, 200 km/h and 250 km/h. The first train was rolled out on June 3, 2013.

CRH3C

After December 2008, the three imported CRH3A were repainted and renamed to CRH3C. The last letter C means that each rolling stock of this model consists of 8 cars and runs with a maximum speed of 350 km/h.
The rest of the trains are now being built by Tangshan Railway Vehicle with some components from Germany.
The first Chinese-built CRH3 was unveiled on 11 April 2008.
The 8-car CRH3C trains are similar to the Velaro E design in Spain, but wider to fit more seats in a 2+3 layout; a CRH3 train will seat 572 passengers: 16 deluxe-class, 56 in first-class, 528 in second-class.
Each train sets consists of four motor cars and four trailer cars, equipped with two driving units, and each of them is in charge of the driving of two motor cars and two trailer cars.
The bogies are improved versions of the SF500 bogie. Innovations include the body bolster, vibration damper, spring parameters, transmission ratio, widening the carbody and increasing the speed of the trainsets.
The trains are designed for running at. On 24 June 2008, CRH3-001C reached a top speed of during a test on the Beijing to Tianjin high speed line.
On 9 December 2009, a pair of CRH3 EMUs reached a top speed of during a test on the Zhengzhou to Xi'an high speed line, setting a world record for double-link EMUs.
On 28 September 2009, an additional 20 CRH3C sets was ordered by the Chinese MOR.

CRH380B/BL

In March 2009, a new contract was signed with China Northern Railways to supply 100 16-car trainsets for 39.2B RMB with delivery from October 2010 onwards.
This order for a total of 1600 railway cars is greater than the total production of all Velaro and ICE trains that have ever been manufactured in the past.
It is planned that the trains will be produced by CNR subsidiaries, Tangshan Railway Vehicle and Changchun Railway Vehicles, using technology from the previous technology transfer agreement. In this contract, Siemens acts as a component supplier, with 85% of the content actually made by the company. An additional order for 40 16-car sets and 40 8-car sets was made on 28 September 2009 for 25.32B RMB.
Top travel speed for this variant is, though it is capable of attaining even higher speeds. These trains have been designated as CRH380B and CRH380BL in September 2010. The first CRH380BL set with series number CRH380B-6401L rolled off the production line and was unveiled to the public in September 2010. it was manufactured by Tangshan Railway Vehicle. In October 2010, the 16-car train was sent to Beijing loop line for test. In November 2010, the train was sent to Beijing-Shanghai High-Speed Railway for trial run. The trainset reached the maximum speed of on 5 December 2010. More recently, during a subsequent test on 10 January 2011, a CRH380BL set reached a new record speed of, breaking the previous record held by the CRH380A.
Since 13 January 2011, the CRH380BL enter regular service at the Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway and Shanghai–Nanjing High-Speed Railway.
All 54 CRH380BL trainsets were recalled in mid-August 2011 due to operational problems on the new Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway. The new trains were reported as being "too sensitive" and the subject of frequent breakdowns in stormy weather. They will be temporarily replaced by the CRH380A and CRH380AL.
As of December 2011, the recalled trainsets have returned to service.

CRH380CL

CRH380CL is a modified CRH380BL with a redesinged nose and electrical equipment from Hitachi. 25 16-car trainsets have been ordered by the MOR, replacing 25 previously ordered CRH380BL units. The first trainset was delivered and underwent testing in 2011. The trains entered regular service in the Spring of 2013.

CRH3A

The CRH3A is based on CJ1 and CRH5. It was designed for operation on passenger dedicated lines and intercity railways at speeds between 160-250km/h. The first sets where unveiled for public service on December 6, 2017 on the Xi'an–Chengdu HSR which opened a few days later.

CRH3X

A prototype highspeed train being developed at CRRC Tangshan capable of cars in a trainset to be swapped out according to demand. Two platforms are being developed for 250 km/h and 350 km/h operation. Trains can be adjusted to be between 2 and 16 cars long with capability to swap in double deck passenger cars, restaurant and freight cars according to demand.

Formation

Power Destination
Coach Type
As of August 2017, there are 80 CRH3C series EMU, 661 CRH380B series EMU and 25 CRH380C series EMU in service.
OperatorQuantitySerial numberDepotLines servingNotes
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Beijing Railway Bureau203001～3016、3018～3021BeijingBeijing–Tianjin Intercity Railway
Guangzhou Railway Group223022、3023、3025、3029、3032、3038、3043、3045、3046、3048、3053、3055～3057、3059、3071～3076、3080Shenzhen NorthBeijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link, Guiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway、Loudi–Shaoyang High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway、Xi'an–Baoji High-Speed Railway
Guangzhou Railway Group163017、3024、3026～3028、3030、3031、3033～3037、3039～3042、3044、3047、3049、3050、3052、3054、3058、3060～3070、3078、3079ChangshaBeijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link、Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
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Shanghai Railway Bureau633571～3576、3579、3583、3585～3592、3598、3600～3609、3611、3616、3618、3663～3666、3671～3673、3676、3677、3704、3705、3712～3714、3716、3717、3722～3724、3727～3730、3738～3741、3743、3745、3751～3754Shanghai HongqiaoShanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Jinhua–Wenzhou High Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway
Shanghai Railway Bureau603594、3595、3613～3615、3620、3629、3633、3642、3644、3645、3649、3719、3720、5637～5639、5641、5647、5648、5680、5681、5730、5732、5733、5735～5737、5743、5744、5754～5757、5787～5798、5801、5802、5829、5834～5836、5838、5839、5841、5844～5846、5848、5849Nanjing SouthShanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、 Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway、 Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway、Jinhua–Wenzhou High Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway
Shanghai Railway Bureau243580、3581、3593、3612、3619、3623、3624、3626、3634、3645、3639～3641、3643、3652～3655、3674、3678、3682、3715、3718、3721Hefei SouthBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway、Jinhua–Wenzhou High Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway
Guangzhou Railway Group213596、3599、3621、3625、3648、3651、3656、3657、3659、3686、3688、3689、3700、3701、3707、3708、3725、3746～3749Guangzhou SouthBeijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
Guangzhou Railway Group313577、3578、3582、3584、3597、3610、3617、3622、3627、3628、3630～3632、3636～3638、3646、3647、3650、3658、3660、3661、3675、3680、3681、3683～3685、3687、3698、3699ChangshaBeijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway、Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Loudi–Shaoyang High-Speed Railway、Hengyang–Liuzhou Intercity Railway
Beijing Railway Bureau123667～3670、3690、3691、3694、3696、3697、5657、5658、5662BeijingBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Tianjin–Baoding Intercity Railway、Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway
Beijing Railway Bureau243662、3679、3692、3693、3695、3702、3703、5659～5661、5663～5671、5738～5742ChangshaBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Tianjin–Baoding Intercity Railway、Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway
Jinan Railway Bureau15679QingdaoQingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway、 Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Qingdao–Rongcheng Intercity Railway
Jinan Railway Bureau315643、5646、5649～5656、5672、5673、5675、5682、5683、5747、5847、5852、5855、5857、5860、5867～5872、5881～5884Qingdao NorthQingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway、Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Qingdao–Rongcheng Intercity Railway
Jinan Railway Bureau275644、5674、5676～5678、5745、5746、5748、5749、5751～5753、5758～5761、5799、5800、5830～5833、5843、5853、5854、5858、5859JinanQingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway、Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway
Zhengzhou Railway Bureau245837、5840、5842、5850、5851、5856、5861～5866、5873～5880、5885～5888Zhengzhou EastZhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Tianjin–Baoding Intercity Railway、Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway, Beijing–Harbin Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Nanjing–Hangzhou Passenger Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Qingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway
Xi'an Railway Bureau293706、3709～3711、3726、3731、3742、3744、3750、3755～3774Xi'an NorthZhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway、Zhengzhou–Xuzhou High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Qingdao–Jinan High-Speed Railway、 Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway、Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Jinhua–Wenzhou High Speed Railway、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway
Lanzhou Railway Bureau65640、5642、5645、5731、5734、5750Lanzhou West
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Shenyang Railway Bureau245547～5551、5559、5562、5563、5572～5574、5583、5587、5596、5597、5688、5702、5709、5713、5715、5723、5725、5763、5765ChangchunBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway, Qinhuangdao–Shenyang High-Speed Railway, Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway, Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway
Shenyang Railway Bureau295576、5577、5581、5585、5684～5687、5698～5700、5704、5710、5724、5728、5729、5764、5767～5769、5771～5773、5808、5809、5811、5812、5815、5817DalianTianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway, Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway, Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway, Qinhuangdao–Shenyang High-Speed Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Tianjin–Baoding Intercity Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Zhengzhou–Xi'an High-Speed Railway
Shenyang Railway Bureau125766、5774～5777、5783、5784、5803、5806、5813、5816、5818Shenyang NorthBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway, Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Passenger Railway, Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway
Shenyang Railway Bureau65697、5804、5805、5807、5810、5814Shenyang SouthBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway, Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Passenger Railway, Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway
Shenyang Railway Bureau315552～5555、5558、5564、5567～5569、5575、5580、5584、5586、5595、5627、5633、5636、5689、5690、5701、5703、5705～5708、5712、5716、5719、5720、5762、5770Hefei SouthTianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway, Qinhuangdao–Shenyang High-Speed Railway, Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway, Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway, Shanghai–Hangzhou Passenger Railway, Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, Jinhua–Wenzhou High Speed Railway
Harbin Railway Bureau415546、5556、5557、5565、5566、5571、5578、5582、5590～5594、5600、5626、5628、5632、5691～5696、5711、5714、5717、5718、5721、5722、5726、5727、5778～5782、5785、5786、5820～5822Harbin NorthBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway, Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Passenger Railway, Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway
Beijing Railway Bureau135560、5561、5570、5579、5588、5589、5598、5599、5629～5631、5634、5635BeijingBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Tianjin–Qinhuangdao High-Speed Railway, Qinhuangdao–Shenyang Passenger Railway, Harbin–Dalian High-Speed Railway, Changchun–Jilin Intercity Railway, Shenyang–Dandong Intercity Railway
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Shanghai Railway Bureau503502、3510、3517～3520、3522、3523、3525～3527、3530、3531、3536、3538～3547、3549、3552～3566、3569、3570、3732～3737、3775、3776Shanghai HongqiaoShanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway, Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway, Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
Shanghai Railway Bureau253501、3503～3509、3511～3516、3521、3524、3528、3529、3532～3535、3537、3567、3568HangzhouShanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway, Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
Shanghai Railway Bureau123548、3550、3551、3777～3782、3784～3786Nanjing SouthBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway, Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
Beijing Railway Bureau185507、5516、5518、5530、5533、5536、5537、5541～5545、5823～5828BeijingBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
Beijing Railway Bureau75506、5510、5515、5517、5523、5529、5535CaozhuangBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway
Jinan Railway Bureau145501、5503、5504、5508、5509、5511、5512、5524～5528、5534、5539JinanQingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway, Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link
Jinan Railway Bureau15532Jinan WestQingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway
Jinan Railway Bureau223783、5502、5505、5513、5514、5519～5522、
5531、5538、5540、5889～5898		Qingdao NorthQingdao–Jinan Passenger Railway, Beijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway, Hefei–Bengbu High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway, Beijing-Guangzhou High-Speed Railway, Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway
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China Railway20301, A-0504Comprehensive inspection trains in orange livery
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Beijing Railway Bureau125601、5603、5605～5610、5617～5618、5620～5621BeijingBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Qingdao–Jinan High-Speed Railway
Shanghai Railway Bureau135602、5604、5611～5616、5619、5622～5625Shanghai HongqiaoBeijing–Shanghai High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway、Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway、Nanjing–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Ningbo High-Speed Railway

Accidents and incidents

On 25 January 2018 the train number G284/281 from Qingdao railway station to Hangzhou East railway station, served by CRH380BL-5522 was forced to make an emergency stop at Dingyuan railway station due to a fire on one of the main transformers installed in Coach 2. Some 1400 passengers were evacuated, while the car affected by the fire has been completely burnt out. No injuries or casualties were reported.