China Railway CRH1


The CRH1 EMU, also known as Hexie is a high-speed train operated by China Railway and built by a joint venture between Bombardier Transportation and Sifang at Bombardier Sifang Power Transportation factory in Qingdao, Shandong Province, People's Republic of China.
At the same time as ordering the Shinkansen-based CRH2A and the Pendolino-based CRH5A, the Chinese Ministry of Railways ordered Bombardier-based CRH1, specifically 20 CRH1A trainsets in June 2007 and an additional 20 CRH1A trains, each with eight 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.

Variants

CRH1A

CRH1A and CRH1B are based on Bombardier's Regina family. The train was designed by Sifang and Bombardier jointly in Västerås, Sweden and originally named C2008.
Each CRH1A set consists of eight cars, the first batch including two first class coaches, 5 second class coaches and 1 second class coach/dining car.the second batch including two first class coaches, one first class/second class coaches, four second class coaches and 1 second class coach/dining car. The potential maximum speed of CRH1A is, 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.
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, In September 2010, during test run at Qinshen PDL, top speed of CRH1-081A reach.
In September 2012, The MOR issued a revision in the Zefiro contract, which calls for the order of an additional 106 eight car Zefiro 250 and Zefiro 250NG train sets in lieu of the cancellation of the 16 car Zefiro 380 sets. The NG variant is a new model, which will use new materials in order to achieve weight reductions and more efficient operation.

CRH1A-A

See Zefiro 250

CRH1B

On October 31, 2007, the Chinese MOR ordered 20 sets of CRH1B trains. CRH1B is a fleet-extended CRH1A. Each CRH1B consists of 16 cars, including three first class coaches, 12 second class coaches and one dining car. CRH1B, however, have not such restriction on the operational speed, the maximum speed is still. 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 PFL accident.

CRH1E

On October 31, 2007, the Chinese MOR ordered 20 sets of CRH1E trains. The CRH1E is the first high-speed 16-car sleeper train in the world which is based on Bombardier's ZEFIRO design. The train was designed by Bombardier and Zagato. Each train set from the first 12 trainsets consists of one luxury sleeper, 12 soft sleepers, two second class coaches and one dining car. The first CRH1E trainset delivered at October 2009, first come into service on November 4, 2009 between Beijing–Shanghai. In fact, only 15 CRH1Es were delivered, three of which having the luxury sleeper replaced with normal sleepers. The other five ended up being CRH1Bs, this time based on the CRH1E design. Later on five additional CRH1Es have also been manufactured and delivered.

CRH380D

The CRH380D is also derived from the Bombardier Zefiro family of very high speed EMUs and are not direct derivatives of the Regina type trains from which the CRH1A and CRH1B classes are derived. Top speed is advertised at. The eight-car version is designated CRH380D, series number CRH380D-1501 ～ CRH380D-1585.

Formation

Power Destination
Coach Type
As of April 2018, 260 CRH1 series EMU and 85 CRH380D series EMU are in service.
OperatorQuantitySerial numberDepotLines servingNotes
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Guangzhou Railway Group221001～1020、1167、1168Guangzhou EastGuangzhou–Shenzhen Railway、Guangzhou–Zhuhai Intercity Railway
Guangzhou Railway Group311086～1090、1094～1104、1106～1109、1117～1119、
1123、1124、1141～1143、1154、1165、1166		Shenzhen NorthHangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
Nanchang Railway Bureau181121、1122、1125～1140FuzhouHangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Longyan–Xiamen Railway、Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Nanchang Railway Bureau171147～1153、1155～1164Fuzhou SouthHangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Longyan–Xiamen Railway、Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Nanchang Railway Bureau171081～1085、1091～1093、1105、1110～1116、1120Xiamen NorthHangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Longyan–Xiamen Railway、Xiangtang–Putian Railway
Chengdu Railway Bureau231021～1040、1144～1146Chengdu EastChengdu–Dujiangyan Intercity Railway、Dazhou–Chengdu Railway、Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway、Chongqing–Lanzhou Railway
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Guangzhou Railway Group41169、1234～1236Guangzhou EastGuangzhou–Shenzhen Railway
Guangzhou Railway Group91170～1176、1217、1218Shenzhen NorthHangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
Guangzhou Railway Group161177、1179～1181、1183、1184、1209～1216、1248、1250SanyaHainan Eastern Ring High-Speed Railway、Hainan Western Ring High-Speed Railway
Guangzhou Railway Group341178、1182、1219～1228、1237～1247、1249、1251～1260FoshanGuiyang–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Nanning–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway、Chongqing–Guiyang high-speed railway、Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu high-speed railway、Chengdu–Chongqing intercity railway
Nanchang Railway Bureau241185～1208Fuzhou SouthHangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Longyan–Xiamen Railway、Hefei–Fuzhou High-Speed Railway
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Shanghai Railway Bureau131052～1059、1076～1080NanxiangShanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway
Shanghai Railway Bureau111041～1045、1047～1051、1060HangzhouNanjing–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway, Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway
China Railway11046RetiredWritten off after Wenzhou train collision, Cars 1-12 are used as a training train whereas Cars 13-16 were scrapped due to derailment.
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Shanghai Railway Bureau201061～1075、1229～1233NanxiangShanghai–Wuhan–Chengdu High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、 Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link、Nanning–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway-
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Chengdu Railway Bureau131538～1545、1550、1552、1553、1555、1557Chongqing NorthChengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway
Chengdu Railway Bureau231546～1549、1554、1556、1558～1560、
1563、1564、1567、1568、1571、1572、1578～1584		Chengdu EastChengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway
Chengdu Railway Bureau31537、1551、1559Guiyang NorthChengdu–Chongqing Intercity Railway、Chongqing–Guiyang high-speed railway、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway
Shanghai Railway Bureau481501～1536、1561、1562、1565、
1566、1569、1570、1573～1577、1585		Shanghai NanxiangNanjing–Hangzhou High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Nanjing Intercity Railway、Hangzhou–Fuzhou–Shenzhen High-Speed Railway、Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway