MTR CRRC Changchun EMU


The MTR CRRC Changchun EMU is a model of heavy rail electric multiple units of the Mass Transit Railway in Hong Kong. The 8-car sets are manufactured by Changchun Railway Vehicles for the future East West Corridor, to operate alongside extended SP1900 sets from the West Rail line. They are currently in service on the Tuen Ma line Phase 1 and West Rail line.

Description

The exterior appearance of the trains are similar to that of the SP1900, with the most notable differences being located at the cab ends. It is painted in the same livery as the S-trains on the South Island line, as well as the future Q-trains on the urban lines, both manufactured by the same company.
Its interior layout is essentially a facelifted version of the SP1900, including the new dynamic route map display above doorways. They are equipped with rows of 3 seats between each doorway rather than 4 seats on the SP1900; there are still 5 rows of 5 seats at the carriage ends. Another difference is that they are equipped with 22-inch LCD TVs instead of the 15-inch TVs on the SP1900. The electrical equipment and propulsion systems, though, are closer to that of the R-Trains for the upcoming North South Corridor.
The stock bid was won by China CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Corporation Limited in December 2013, at a cost of $1,384,231,600 Hong Kong Dollars. The first of this train set joined service on the Ma On Shan line in March 2017 and joined service on the West Rail Line at March 2020, they will be run on the whole Tuen Ma Line upon its opening in 2021.