page_title: China Railway CRH380A
section_title: MTR CRH380A
hierarchical_section_title: China Railway CRH380A / Variants / MTR CRH380A
caption_attribution_description: 中文（中国大陆）‎: CRH380AJ高速综合检测列车
context_page_description: The CRH380A Hexie is a Chinese electric high-speed train that was developed by CSR Corporation Limited and is currently manufactured by CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. As a continuation of the CRH2-380 program it both replaces foreign technology in the CRH2 with Chinese developments and increases its top speed. The CRH380A is designed to operate at a cruise speed of 350 km/h and a maximum speed of 380 km/h in commercial service. The original 8-car train-set recorded a top speed of 416.6 km/h during a trial run. The longer 16-car train-set reached 486.1 km/h.
  CRH380A is one of four Chinese train series which have been designed for the new standard operating speed of 380 km/h on newly constructed Chinese high-speed main lines. Officially, it is the only series of the four not based on a foreign design, and although it was not produced under a technology transfer agreement, there have been accusations that it is based on unlicensed Shinkansen technology.
  The other three series are CRH380B, which uses technology from Siemens, CRH380C, with technology from Hitachi, and CRH380D, with technology from Bombardier Transportation.
context_section_description: On April 18, 2012, the MTR ordered nine CRH380A train sets for Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, designated as Vibrant Express.
caption: CRH380AJ at Guangzhou S. station
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