| Chinese railcar-maker CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co. Ltd. announced that it has delivered the country's first subway train designed especially for a mountainous region. The six-car train will run on Line 5 in Chongqing Municipality in southwest China. Chongqing is a city of hills. The deepest section of the Line 5 subway is about 70 meters underground, making it the deepest metro line in China. The train with a carrying capacity of 2,322 passengers can run at a maximum speed of 100 km per hour. Located in east China's port city of Qingdao, CRRC Qingdao Sifang designs and manufactures a variety of bullet trains, subway trains and trams. Many of its products have special functions, for example, those adapting to extreme cold and high altitude or environmentally friendly hydrogen-powered engines. [qingdaonews.com] |
