New additions to China’s Fuxing bullet trains unveiled in Beijing
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2018-12-24 19:15:22
Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT
Editor's Note:
Three new additions to China’s Fuxing bullet trains were unveiled in Beijing on Monday, including the long-awaited 17-coach CR400AF-B with a designed speed of 350 km/h. (Photos: Li Xuanmin/GT)
The new Fuxing bullet train CR300BF, also known as Rejuvenation, has a maximum speed of 250 km/h and eight coaches. It debuted on Monday at a testing field for China Railway Corp in Beijing’s Chaoyang District. Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT figcaption >
The new Fuxing bullet train will be licensed and put into use in June 2019. It can accommodate a maximum of 613 passengers. Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT figcaption >
The new bullet train uses more homegrown technology than previous models. Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT figcaption >
China Railway Corp also unveiled new Fuxing Bullet train CR200J, which has a maximum speed of 160 km/h. The new model, which has a centralized power Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) that can accommodate current maintenance equipments, will replace some of the regular trains running on China's railway network in the future. Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT figcaption >
Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT figcaption >
Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT figcaption >
The new Fuxing bullet train CR400AF-B is designed with a maximum speed of 350 km/h. The train has 17 coaches, which is one more than the 16-coach Fuxing train that is currently running between Beijing and Shanghai since March. Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT figcaption >
It can carry 1,823 passengers, making it 7.5 percent larger than the current Fuxing train's capacity. The new train will be put into service on rail lines between Beijing and Shanghai in January. Photo: Li Xuanmin/GT figcaption >