Home>Biz updates
Freeze-resistant Fuxing train to serve China's northernmost province
Updated : 2023-01-17
By ( e.my399.com )
The CR400BF-GZ Fuxing intelligent EMUs undergo a test in a workshop. [Photo/Ice City Plus]
Advanced CR400BF-GZ Fuxing intelligent electric multiple rail units, or EMUs - the most freeze-resistant and intelligent member of the Fuxing EMU rail family - will serve China's northernmost Heilongjiang province during the Spring Festival travel rush for the first time.
Electrical multiple-unit trains - increasingly popular with commuters worldwide - consist of self-propelled carriages using electricity as the motive power. EMUs require no separate locomotive, as electric traction motors are incorporated within one or a number of the carriages.
According to information from the China Railway Harbin Bureau, two sets of brand-new Fuxing high-cold intelligent EMUs - comprising 16 carriages in total - will run on the high-speed railways connecting Heilongjiang's capital city of Harbin to Qiqihar, Mudanjiang and Jiamusi cities in the province after a series of tests and no-load trials.
Heilongjiang is reportedly the area in the country with the highest latitude and the coldest temperature, where a Fuxing EMU can reach a speed of 350 kilometers per hour.
Compared with the standard version of the Fuxing EMU family, the CR400BF-GZ Fuxing intelligent EMU is more resistant to low temperatures, ice and snow and can run as usual in an extremely cold environment of even -40 C.
A technical worker tests the cockpit of a CR400BF-GZ Fuxing EMU. [Photo/Ice City Plus]
The materials, electrical components and system components used in the EMU - such as the car body, bogie and air supply brake - have all been designed for resistance to low temperatures.
Meanwhile, technical measures have been introduced - in the areas of sealing, snow and impact protection, water system antifreeze and condensation water prevention - so that the EMU has a particularly cold resistance performance.
Additionally, the operations and maintenance levels of the EMU are more intelligent, the facilities are more convenient and the services are more user-friendly.
For example, the EMU is equipped with barrier-free compartments, wider passage doors, barrier-free toilets and wheelchair storage areas and braille signs for the blind have been added.
The EMU is also equipped with silent carriages, which provide passengers with a particularly quiet and comfortable riding environment.
The interiors of CR400BF-GZ Fuxing intelligent EMUs are equipped with upgraded facilities. [Photo/Ice City Plus]
Harbin issues plan to become 'City of Livability and Happiness'
Harbin will build itself into a "City of Livability and Happiness" from 2022 to 2026.
-
Heilongjiang continues to strive for new breakthroughs in food security
Heilongjiang province will continue to strive to make new breakthroughs in the overall revitalization and improve its strength in safeguarding food security.
-
Harbin to support artificial intelligence development
Harbin launched policies to push forward the construction of a national new-generation artificial intelligence innovation and development pilot zone.
-
Harbin sets up development goals for 2022
The first session of the 16th Harbin Municipal People's Congress outlined major progress that has been made and set forth ambitious plans.