MTR CRRC Qingdao Sifang EMU

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## MTR CRRC Qingdao Sifang EMU

Set A753/A754 enters platform 2 (to Ho Man Tin direction) Photographed at Kowloon Bay Station

### Other Name(s)

Q-Train, Q車, Qingdao Sifang Train, 香港市區綫地鐵車輛（廠方) , Kill-Train, 青島啤

## Technical Information

### Length

Head Car: 23230mm
Others: 22000mm

### Gauge

1432/1435mm

The **MTR CRRC Qingdao Sifang EMU (港鐵市區綫中國青島四方製列車)**, also known as the **Urban Lines Vision Train (市區綫願景列車)**, is a DC commuter electric train purchased by the MTR Corporation for the Urban Lines. Manufactured by CRRC Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock, it is used to replace all **Modernised First Generation Passsenger Trains** that have been in service since 1979 (except those on the Disneyland Resort Line).

## Reasons for Purchase

See: **Rail Gen 2.0**

Considering that the Modernisation Trains that entered service in 1979 and were fully refurbished in 1998 are in their twilight years, and that the current signal system on the Urban Lines need to be replaced, MTR tendered for the purchase of 78 new trains in 2015 and refurbish 15 existing trains (Phase 2C and 3) trains. After considering cost-effectiveness, MTR finally decided to introduce 93 new trains.

Lincoln Leong, CEO of MTR Corporation, and Zhang Zaizhong, Chairman of CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive and Rolling Stock Co., Ltd. formally signed a contract worth HK$6 billion on August 5 of 2015 (contract number: C6014-14E) to purchase 93 8-car trains , to replace the 93 M-Trains currently running on the Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line and Tseung Kwan O Line. At the same time, MTR announced a HK$3.3 million tender (contract number: 3036) to replace the signalling system for the above-mentioned railway lines, the Airport Express, and the Disneyland Resort Line, in order to match the new trains that are expected to be put into service from 2020 to 2023.

Since the new train uses the Seltrac CBTC Signalling System, the train can only be tested after the upgrade work of all sections of the Tsuen Wan Line is completed, which also means that the new train will be allocated to Tsuen Wan first. In the future, the service scope of new trains will be extended to the entire urban line according to the progress of the Signalling system replacement project. But good times don’t last forever. On March 18, 2019, due to the Tsuen Wan Line Train Collision Accident During the Test of the New Signalling System (but the train involved was not made by Qingdao Sifang, being two older M-trains), the testing of the new signaling system was suspended indefinitely, so the new train could not be tested and put into service. There is even news that 20 of the trains will be equipped with SACEM

Signalling system to replace 20 of the M-Trains (including two decommissioned early due to traffic accidents), but as of October 2020, MTR has not released information about these trains, leading to the launch of passenger services. The delayed date means that the 9 trains currently parked in Tsuen Wan Depot will be in a "mothballed" state until further notice.

By April 2021, due to the delay in the replacement of the new Trainguard CBTC system and the fact that the existing M-Trains have reached the upper limit of their service life, 18 sets (A751/A752-A785/A786) will be installed with the SACEM Signaling system to replace them in advance. Among them, 18 Modernisation Trains, the first two trains equipped with SACEM arrived at Siu Ho Wan Depot on August 27, 2021, being A751/A752 and A753/A754, expected to be put into service in 2022. In the 2021 performance report announced by the MTR Corporation on March 10, 2022, all 93 trains will be equipped with SACEM signaling system.

On November 22, 2022, MTR announced that this type of train will be put into service on Kwun Tong Line on November 27. Li Jiarun, Director of Train Services of the MTR, said that the hardware installation works related to the new Signalling system are progressing well. Among them, the installation of the Tsuen Wan Line has been completed, and the progress of the Kwun Tong Line, the Island Line, and the Tseung Kwan O Line has reached more than 90%. In terms of software, he pointed out that MTR will adopt the revision proposal proposed by the contractor after reviewing the progress, adopting "software core standard products and configurations", plus the necessary functions for MTR. He pointed out that the new scheme meets the requirements and operational needs of MTR, and at the same time brings greater certainty to the construction time. It is estimated that the Tsuen Wan Line will use the new signal system in 2025-2026 at the earliest, and the replacement works of the remaining lines will each take one year, the overall project is expected to be completed between 2028 and 2029.

## Car Design

The train body manufacturing project started in February 2017. The exterior and interior design of the train is still in charge by the French MBD design. Based on the MTR Railway Vision 2020, the trains feature the "Railway Vision" livery with a red strip on the roof. As for the shape of the train and the layout of the driver's cab, most of them are based upon the C-Train that was put into service at the end of 2011 and as a facelift of the original M-Train design.

Like the TML C-Train, a new LCD display can be found above every service door on both sides, known as the Dynamic Route Map (DRM), but there is no display screen for the gangways of the train cars; olive-shaped handrails columns and MTR In-Train TV are installed in each carriage. All trains have a Quiet Car at each end. As for the straphanger, the compartment utilizes the improved version of the Austrian-made Faigle "London Overground Rail" style handrail ring using soft material for ergonomics. As for the livery of the carriages, it roughly follows the design of the IKK-Train and the TML C-Train.

## Arrival In Hong Kong

MTR's first Urban Lines Q-Train arrived in Hong Kong at the end of January 2018, and then underwent strict acceptance procedures and a trial run without passengers on the Tung Chung Line starting from March 18, during non-traffic hours after receiving the train.

At that time, the remaining new trains were expected to arrive in Hong Kong between 2018 and 2025.

## Urban Lines Train Formation

The train consists of 8 cars, and the consists are A-C-B+B-C+B-C-A, with A-C-B, B-C, and B-C-A as a group. same as the K-Train and the CNR Changchun EMU.

Due to the progress of the SACEM signaling system replacement project, new trains will only be allocated to Kwun Tong Line at present, which are assigned 12Q-Trains, with 1 yet to enter service as of October 2023. This will allow them to displace some of the M-Train sets to other lines to maintain capacity.

* （TS#76) A751-C751-B751+B976-C976+B752-C752-A752
* （TS#77) A753-C753-B753+B977-C977+B754-C754-A754
* （TS#78) A755-C755-B755+B978-C978+B756-C756-A756
* （TS#79) A757-C757-B757+B979-C979+B758-C758-A758
* （TS#80) A759-C759-B759+B980-C980+B760-C760-A760
* （TS#81) A761-C761-B761+B981-C981+B762-C762-A762
* （TS#82) A763-C763-B763+B982-C982+B764-C764-A764
* （TS#83) A765-C765-B765+B983-C983+B766-C766-A766
* （TS#84) A767-C767-B767+B984-C984+B768-C768-A768
* （TS#86) A771-C771-B771+B986-C986+B772-C772-A772
* （TS#87) A773-C773-B773+B987-C987+B774-C774-A774

Yet to be in service:
* （TS#88) A775-C775-B775+B988-C988+B776-C776-A776

The remaining Kwun Tong Line trains are 9 M-Trains, and 22 C-Trains.

#### Island Line

The Island Line has 1 Q-Train that is NOT IN SERVICE.

The remaining Island Line trains are M-Trains

#### Arrived in Hong Kong, but Line Unknown

Tsuen Wan, Chai Wan, Tseung Kwan O, or Siu Sai Wan Depots)
* （TS#02) A603-C603-B603+B882-C882+B604-C604-A604
* （TS#03) A605-C605-B605+B883-C883+B606-C606-A606
* （TS#04) A607-C607-B607+B884-C884+B608-C608-A608
* （TS#05) A609-C609-B609+B885-C885+B610-C610-A610
* （TS#06) A611-C611-B611+B886-C886+B612-C612-A612
* （TS#07) A613-C613-B613+B887-C887+B614-C614-A614
* （TS#08) A615-C615-B615+B888-C888+B616-C616-A616
* （TS#09) A617-C617-B617+B889-C889+B618-C618-A618
* （TS#22) A643-C643-B643+B922-C922+B644-C644-A644
* （TS#23) A645-C645-B645+B923-C923+B646-C646-A646
* （TS#89) A777-C777-B777+B989-C989+B778-C778-A778
* （TS#90) A779-C779-B779+B990-C990+B780-C780-A780
* （TS#91) A781-C781-B781+B991-C991+B782-C782-A782

#### Yet to Arrive in Hong Kong

* （TS#11) A621-C621-B621+B891-C891+B622-C622-A622
* （TS#12) A623-C623-B623+B892-C892+B624-C624-A624
* （TS#13) A625-C625-B625+B893-C893+B626-C626-A626
* （TS#14) A627-C627-B627+B894-C894+B628-C628-A628
* （TS#15) A629-C629-B629+B895-C895+B630-C630-A630
* （TS#16) A631-C631-B631+B896-C896+B632-C632-A632
* （TS#17) A633-C633-B633+B897-C897+B634-C634-A634
* （TS#18) A635-C635-B635+B898-C898+B636-C636-A636
* （TS#19) A637-C637-B637+B899-C899+B638-C638-A638
* （TS#20) A639-C639-B639+B900-C900+B640-C640-A640
* （TS#21) A641-C641-B641+B921-C921+B642-C642-A642
* （TS#24) A647-C647-B647+B924-C924+B648-C648-A648
* （TS#25) A649-C649-B649+B925-C925+B650-C650-A650
* （TS#26) A651-C651-B651+B926-C926+B652-C652-A652
* （TS#27) A653-C653-B653+B927-C927+B654-C654-A654
* （TS#28) A655-C655-B655+B928-C928+B656-C656-A656
* （TS#29) A657-C657-B657+B929-C929+B658-C658-A658
* （TS#30) A659-C659-B659+B930-C930+B660-C660-A660
* （TS#31) A661-C661-B661+B931-C931+B662-C662-A662
* （TS#32) A663-C663-B663+B932-C932+B664-C664-A664
* （TS#33) A665-C665-B665+B933-C933+B666-C666-A666
* （TS#34) A667-C667-B667+B934-C934+B668-C668-A668
* （TS#35) A669-C669-B669+B935-C935+B670-C670-A670
* （TS#36) A671-C671-B671+B936-C936+B672-C672-A672
* （TS#37) A673-C673-B673+B937-C937+B674-C674-A674
* （TS#38) A675-C675-B675+B938-C938+B676-C676-A676
* （TS#39) A677-C677-B677+B939-C939+B678-C678-A678
* （TS#40) A679-C679-B679+B940-C940+B680-C680-A680
* （TS#41) A681-C681-B681+B941-C941+B682-C682-A682
* （TS#42) A683-C683-B683+B942-C942+B684-C684-A684
* （TS#43) A685-C685-B685+B943-C943+B686-C686-A686
* （TS#44) A687-C687-B687+B944-C944+B688-C688-A688
* （TS#45) A689-C689-B689+B945-C945+B690-C690-A690
* （TS#46) A691-C691-B691+B946-C946+B692-C692-A692
* （TS#47) A693-C693-B693+B947-C947+B694-C694-A694
* （TS#48) A695-C695-B695+B948-C948+B696-C696-A696
* （TS#49) A697-C687-B687+B949-C949+B698-C698-A698
* （TS#50) A699-C699-B699+B950-C950+B700-C700-A700
* （TS#51) A701-C701-B701+B951-C951+B702-C702-A702
* （TS#52) A703-C703-B703+B952-C952+B704-C704-A704
* （TS#53) A705-C705-B705+B953-C953+B706-C706-A706
* （TS#54) A707-C707-B707+B954-C954+B708-C708-A708
* （TS#55) A709-C709-B709+B955-C955+B710-C710-A710
* （TS#56) A711-C711-B711+B956-C956+B712-C712-A712
* （TS#57) A713-C713-B713+B957-C957+B714-C714-A714
* （TS#58) A715-C715-B715+B958-C958+B716-C716-A716
* （TS#59) A717-C717-B717+B959-C959+B719-C718-A718
* （TS#60) A719-C719-B719+B960-C960+B720-C720-A720
* （TS#61) A721-C721-B721+B961-C961+B722-C722-A722
* （TS#62) A723-C723-B723+B962-C962+B724-C724-A724
* （TS#63) A725-C725-B725+B963-C963+B726-C726-A726
* （TS#64) A727-C727-B727+B964-C964+B728-C728-A728
* （TS#65) A729-C729-B729+B965-C965+B730-C730-A730
* （TS#66) A731-C731-B731+B966-C966+B732-C732-A732
* （TS#67) A733-C733-B733+B967-C967+B734-C734-A734
* （TS#68) A735-C735-B735+B968-C968+B736-C736-A736
* （TS#69) A737-C737-B737+B969-C969+B738-C738-A738
* （TS#70) A739-C739-B739+B970-C970+B740-C740-A740
* （TS#71) A741-C741-B741+B971-C971+B742-C742-A742
* （TS#72) A743-C743-B743+B972-C972+B744-C744-A744
* （TS#73) A745-C745-B745+B973-C973+B746-C746-A746
* （TS#74) A747-C747-B747+B974-C974+B748-C748-A748
* （TS#75) A749-C749-B749+B975-C975+B750-C750-A750
* （TS#92) A783-C783-B783+B992-C992+B784-C784-A784
* （TS#93) A785-C785-B785+B993-C993+B786-C786-A786

#### Remark

* Each train has a large multi-purpose space on the 2nd-7th car, and a small multi-purpose space on the first and last two cars. All multi-purpose spaces have half seats.
* Each A Car is a Quiet Car for MTR In-Train TV.
* All train formations in **bold**, Kwun Tong Line and Island Line have installed the old signaling system (SACEM), and the rest of the train formations are to be equipped with the new signaling system (Advanced SelTrac CBTC).

**Gallery Page**：
MTR CRRC Qingdao Sifang EMU

## References

1. ↑ Hong Kong City Line MTR Vehicles，CRRC Qingdao Sifang Rolling Stock
。
2. ↑ Kwun Tong Line, Tsuen Wan Line, Island Line, and Tseung Kwan O Line
3. ↑ MTR purchased 93 domestic trains for 6 billion to completely replace the first-generation British-made trains, Apple Daily, July 22, 2015.
4. ↑ [1]
5. ↑ [ https://www.facebook.com/RidersHongKong/photos/a.1550026098564519/3126750250892088/ "Riders" Facebook post]
6. ↑ 2669169136712647&set=gm.1321777914916313 Facebook group "HKRDB Hong Kong Railway Discussion Forum" post
7. ↑ [2]
8. ↑ 1-1.html
9. ↑ . MTR’s new urban line trains are the first to enter service on the Kwun Tong Line, the largest train asset renewal in history Continuously Improving Facilities and Services, MTR Press Release 071/22, 22 November 2022
10. ↑ New MTR trains will be put into service on 11.27 Traveling on the Kwun Tong Line, "Dongwang", November 11, 2022
11. ↑ Furen Media: "London Overground Iron"-style armrest ring (Template:Evchk).
12. ↑ Kong-MTR's first mainland-made new train + Trial run of Tung Chung Line MTR's first mainland-made new train during non-traffic hours on Sunday Trial implementation of Tung Chung Line during non-driving hours on Sunday, Sing Tao Daily, March 17, 2018.
13. ↑ - means the same group, + means different groups.