China Railway CR400AF. The CR400AF Fuxing () is a Chinese electric high-speed train developed by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles and manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang. As part of the China Standardized EMU, the CR400AF is designed to operate at a cruise speed of  and a maximum speed of  in commercial service. Development on the project started in 2012, and the design plan was finished in September 2014. The first EMU rolled off the production line on 30 June 2015. The series received its current designation of Fuxing in June 2017, with the nickname Red Dragon. It is among the world's fastest conventional high-speed trains in regular service, with an operating speed of .

A derivative version of this train known as KCIC400AF or  () or  () is exported for operations in Indonesia on their Jakarta–Bandung high-speed railway.

Variants
All variants of the Fuxing train are compatible. The EMU models share the same standard required by China Railway Corporation, hence the name China Standardized EMU. Fuxing train models can be identified by the designation. No letter after the dash indicates the standard 8-car configuration. A indicates a 16-car configuration; B indicates 17-car configurations; C indicates 8-car multiple units with automatic train operation capability; G indicates 8-car sandstorm and cold climate resistant trainset; and Z indicates 8-car configuration with redesigned interior and exterior. Some variants have two letters indicating combined configuration, such as type GZ being the train set featuring extreme weather resistant capability (type G) and redesigned interior and exterior (type Z).

CR400AF
8-car standard production model with standard maximum speed of . It is manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang.

KCIC400AF/AF-CIT
Exported derivative of the CR400AF for Jakarta–Bandung high-speed line.

CR400AF–A
16-car version manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang. The first CR400AF-A started operation in July 2018 on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. These sets are  long and have a passenger capacity of 1,193 passengers.

CR400AF–B
17-car version manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang. Testing started in 2018 and entered passenger service in 2019 in response to high passenger demand on the Beijing–Shanghai high-speed railway. These sets are  and have a passenger capacity of 1,283 people.

CR400AF–C
8-car ATO enabled version with redesigned interior and exterior. It is manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang.

CR400AF–G
8-car sandstorm and cold climate resistant version. It is manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang.

CR400AF–S
An upgraded 8-car variant of CR400AF-Z (see below) with enhancements to the interior to accommodate more passengers. It has a capacity of 619 passengers.

CR400AF–Z

8-car variant with redesigned and upgraded interior and exterior. It is manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang. It is now being used on most of the high speed railway in China. They have a capacity of 578 passengers.

CR400AF–BZ
17-car variant with redesigned and upgraded interior and exterior. It is manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang.

CR400AF-AZ
16-car variant with upgraded train system. Manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang

CR400AF–GZ
8-car sandstorm/cold resistant with redesigned and upgraded interior and exterior. It is manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang.

CR400AF–BS
An upgraded 17-car variant called the CR400AF-BS was introduced in April 2024 for use on the Beijing-Shanghai high speed railway from 15 June 2024. This variant features interior enhancements to accommodate more passengers and a new seating class called Premium First Class, which is intermediate between First Class and Business Class.

CR400AF-AE
16-car sleeper variant with upgraded train system. Manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang. It is Operation by Beijing West/Shanghai-Hongqiao to Hong Kong West Kowloon High Speed Sleeper Train Service use only.

Specification

Formation 

Power Destination
 M – Motor car
 T – Trailer car
 C – Driver cabin
 P – Pantograph

Coach Type
 ZY – First Class Coach
 ZE – Second Class Coach
 ZEC – Second Class Coach/Buffet Car
 ZYE – First Class/Second Class Coach
 ZYS – First Class/Business Coach
 ZES – Second Class/Business Coach
 WR – Soft Sleeper Car
 WRC – Soft Sleeper/Dining Car
 DGN – Multi-function Coach

CR400AF, CR400AF–C, CR400AF–Z, CR400AF–G, CR400AF–S 

  Remaining series
  Train No. CR400AF–2017, CR400AF–2142 to CR400AF–2146
  Remaining CR400AF–Z series, and CR400AF–C–2214
  Train No. CR400AF–Z–1059 to CR400AF–Z–1063, CR400AF–Z–2316 to CR400AF–Z–2340
  Train No. CR400AF–S–1064 to CR400AF–S–1080, CR400AF–S–2346 to CR400AF–S–2397
  Train No. CR400AF–2018 to CR400AF–2020, 2029, 2369, 2818 (Government trains)

CR400AF–2808 (Government Train)

CR400AF–A, CR400AF–AZ, CR400AF–AE 

  CR400AF–A series
  CR400AF–AZ series
  CR400AF–AE series

CR400AF–B, CR400AF–BZ, CR400AF–BS 

  CR400AF–B series
  CR400AF–BZ series
  CR400AF–BS series

Distribution 
As of September 2024, there are 505 CR400AF series EMU in service.

Train model letter identification
 G – Cold-resistant
 C, Z – Intelligent
 S – Enhanced-technology
 E – Sleeper
 A – 16-car trainset
 B – 17-car trainset

Vehicle number distinction
 00XX – Sample vehicles, test vehicles
 01XX, 02XX – Vehicles or sample vehicles purchased by non-national railway groups
 1XXX: Trains produced from Qingdao Sifang Alstom (Bombardier)
 2XXX: Trains produced from CRRC Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock

Gallery

See also 
 China Railway CRH380A
 China Railway CR400BF
 China Railway High-speed, Chinese high-speed railway service provided by China Railway.
 China Railway, Chinese state-owned corporation that operates all Fuxing trains.
 Fuxing (train), the train brand CR400AF is part of.

References

High-speed trains of China
CR400AF
Passenger trains running at least at 350 km/h in commercial operations
CRRC multiple units
25 kV AC multiple units
Train-related introductions in 2016
Electric multiple units of Indonesia