CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd. () is a Chinese
rolling stock
The term rolling stock in the rail transport industry refers to railway vehicles, including both powered and unpowered vehicles: for example, locomotives, freight and passenger cars (or coaches), and non-revenue cars. Passenger vehicles can b ...
manufacturer based in
Qingdao
Qingdao (, also spelled Tsingtao; , Mandarin: ) is a major city in eastern Shandong Province. The city's name in Chinese characters literally means " azure island". Located on China's Yellow Sea coast, it is a major nodal city of the One Belt ...
,
Shandong
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizati ...
province. Founded in 1900 during the
German occupation
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, Qingdao Sifang is one of the oldest rolling stock manufacturers in China.
History
Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China Era
Founding of the Syfang General Repair Works
Following the
Juye Incident
The Juye Incident (, german: Juye Vorfall) refers to the killing of two German Catholic missionaries, Richard Henle and Franz Xaver Nies, of the Society of the Divine Word, in Juye County Shandong Province, China in the night of 1–2 Novemb ...
, the
German
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**Ger ...
army landed at Tsingtao in 1897. In 1898, the
Qing government
The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speaki ...
signed the
Jiao'ao Concession Treaty with Germany, which made Tsingtao a German colony. This treaty also granted the German government the right to build the
Jiaoji Railway
Jiaoji (? – ?) was an ancient Chinese figure and the son of Shaohao.
History
According to the ''Records of the Grand Historian: Annals of the Five Emperors'' by Sima Qian, Jiaoji was the grandson of the Yellow Emperor and a son of Shaohao. Neith ...
and develop the mineral deposits along the route.
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and List of monarchs of Prussia, King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until Abdication of Wilhelm II, his abdication on 9 ...
was determined to make Tsingtao a "model colony" and a bridgehead for the
German army
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in the
Far East
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The ter ...
. As a result, German authorities built a number of factories in Tsingtao between 1900 and 1910. In October 1900, while building the Jiaoji Railway, German authorities began constructing the Shantung Railway Syfang General Repair Works (''Hauptreparatur-Werkstätte Syfang der Schantung-Eisenbahn''), which was under the Shantung Railway Company (''Schantung-Eisenbahn-Gesellschaft''), with a total investment of 1,587,000
marks
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. It became China's third rolling stock factory after
Tangshan
Tangshan () is a coastal, industrial prefecture-level city in the northeast of Hebei province. It is located in the eastern part of Hebei Province and the northeastern part of the North China Plain. It is located in the central area of the Boha ...
and
Dalian
Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...
. The factory was located near the Sifang Railway Station in Sifang Village, with more than 10,000 square meters of factory spaces and more than 400 workers, and was completed in 1902.
Locomotive parts were imported from Germany and assembly was conducted by the Sifang plant. By 1914, a total of 1,148 locomotives, coaches, and wagons had been assembled or repaired.
Times of Turmoil
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In 1914, the
First World War
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broke out, and Germany was occupied with war at the homefront.
Japan
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and the
United Kingdom
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took the opportunity and launched the
Siege of Tsingtao
The siege of Tsingtao (or Tsingtau) was the attack on the German port of Tsingtao (now Qingdao) in China during World War I by Japan and the United Kingdom. The siege was waged against Imperial Germany between 27 August and 7 November 1914. Th ...
. The Shantung Railway Syfang General Repair Works was damaged during the siege. In 1915, the Empire of Japan forced the
Republic of China
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...
government to accept its
Twenty-One Demands
The Twenty-One Demands ( ja, 対華21ヶ条要求, Taika Nijūikkajō Yōkyū; ) was a set of demands made during the First World War by the Empire of Japan under Prime Minister Ōkuma Shigenobu to the government of the Republic of China on 18 ...
, which affirmed Japan's takeover of the German territories and railroad assets in
Shantung
Shandong ( , ; ; alternately romanized as Shantung) is a coastal province of the People's Republic of China and is part of the East China region.
Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history since the beginning of Chinese civilizatio ...
. The Syfang General Repair Works was renamed Shantung Railway Syfang Workshop, which was temporarily managed by the
Japanese Army. In March 1915, the Japanese army in Tsingtao established the Shantung Railway Administration, which had five departments: general affairs, transportation, engineering, accounting and mining, and the Tsingtao Workshop. During the Japanese occupation, additional facilities such as sand casting factories, passenger wagon yards, wheel factories, copper casting yards were built, and the number of employees reached more than 1,500.
Products and services
High Speed trains
![CR400AF-2022 at Shoupakou (20171017091041)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/CR400AF-2022_at_Shoupakou_%2820171017091041%29.jpg)
*
China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
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CRH1
The CRH1 EMU, also known as Hexie (simplified Chinese: 和谐号; traditional Chinese: 和諧號; pinyin: Héxié Hào; literally: "Harmony") is a high-speed train operated by China Railway and built by a joint venture between Bombardier Transp ...
as a joint venture between
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry ...
**
CRH2
The CRH2 Hexie (simplified Chinese: 和谐号; traditional Chinese: 和諧號; pinyin: Héxié Hào; literally: "Harmony") is one of the high-speed train models in China. The CRH2 is based on the E2-1000 Series Shinkansen design from Japan wit ...
as a partly joint venture between
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq ...
(KHI)
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CRH380A
The CRH380A Hexie (simplified Chinese: 和谐号; traditional Chinese: 和諧號; pinyin: Héxié Hào; literally: "Harmony") is a Chinese electric high-speed train that was developed by CSR Corporation Limited (CSR) and is currently manufacture ...
**
CR400AF
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CRRC 600 (
maglev
Maglev (derived from '' magnetic levitation''), is a system of train transportation that uses two sets of electromagnets: one set to repel and push the train up off the track, and another set to move the elevated train ahead, taking advantage ...
)
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MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong. It is listed on the Hong ...
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Vibrant Express
Vibrant Express ( zh, t=動感號), also known as MTR CRH380A is a high-speed train operated by Hong Kong government-owned public transport operator MTR. It was manufactured by Chinese state-owned manufacturer CRRC Qingdao Sifang, CSR Qingdao ...
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Kereta Cepat Indonesia China
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KCIC400AF (derived version of CR400AF)
Metro
![L16 336@BCR (20160905092327)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ea/L16_336%40BCR_%2820160905092327%29.jpg)
*
Beijing Subway
The Beijing Subway is the rapid transit system of Beijing Municipality that consists of 25 lines including 20 rapid transit lines, two airport rail links, one maglev line and 2 light rail lines, and 463 stations. The rail network extends acro ...
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Line 1,
Line 4,
Daxing line
The Daxing Line of the Beijing Subway () is a rapid transit line that connects the southern Daxing District of the city with the subway network. It extends Line 4 south from its southern terminus at Gongyixiqiao, on the 4th Ring Road in Fengta ...
,
Line 8,
Line 14,
Line 16,
Batong line
The Batong Line of the Beijing Subway () is an east–west rapid transit line in eastern Beijing. It extends Line 1 further east from in Chaoyang District to in Tongzhou District. Through operation with Line 1 started on August 29, 2021.
...
,
Changping line,
Daxing Airport Express
Daxing Airport Express, also spelled as Tahsing Airport Express of the Beijing Subway () is an airport rail link from (located at the Southern 3rd Ring Road) to the Beijing Daxing International Airport. It is colored blue on subway maps. The l ...
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Guangzhou Metro
The Guangzhou Metro () ( and ) is the rapid transit system of the city of Guangzhou in Guangdong Province of China. It is operated by the state-owned Guangzhou Metro Corporation and was the fourth metro system to be built in mainland China, af ...
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Line 4,
Line 5 and
Line 6 in a joint venture with
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq ...
*
Zhengzhou Metro
Zhengzhou Metro () is a rapid transit rail network serving urban and suburban districts of Zhengzhou, the capital city of Henan province. It is operated by the state owned Zhengzhou Metro Group. As of June 2022, the network has 7 operational li ...
**
Line 1
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MTR Corporation
MTR Corporation Limited is a majority government-owned public transport operator and property developer in Hong Kong which operates the Mass Transit Railway, the most popular public transport network in Hong Kong. It is listed on the Hong ...
(Hong Kong)
**
MTR Urban Lines Vision Train
The MTR Urban Lines Vision Train (; also named MTR CRRC Qingdao Sifang EMU, also known as Q-Train) is a new rolling stock ordered by MTR Hong Kong in July 2015. They are expected to begin replacing all of the aging Metro-Cammell EMU (DC) tr ...
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Chengdu Metro
The Chengdu Metro is the rapid transit system of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan, China. With the opening of Line 1 on 27 September 2010, the system consists of 12 subway lines and 1 light rail line. It has subsequently undergone rapid expansion. ...
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Line 1 (Chengdu Metro)
Line 1 of the Chengdu Metro () is the first line to enter revenue service on the metro network in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. The line started construction in 2005, and entered service on September 27, 2010. On July 25, 2015, an extension towards Gua ...
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Line 2 (Chengdu Metro)
Line 2 of the Chengdu Metro () is the second line on the metro network in Chengdu, Sichuan. Line 2 is a crosstown northwest-southeast trunk route. This line serves the Chengdu East railway station
Chengdu East or Chengdudong railway station ...
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Shenyang Metro
The Shenyang Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Shenyang, Liaoning, China. It's the seventh operational subway system in Mainland China and the first in Northeast China.
The system connects with the Shenyang Modern Tram system i ...
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Line 2 (Shenyang Metro)
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Tianjin Metro
The Tianjin Metro or Tianjin Rail Transit is the rapid transit system in the city of Tianjin, which was the second city in mainland China after Beijing to operate a subway system (the Beijing Subway opened in 1971). Opened in 1984, the syste ...
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Line 3 (Tianjin Metro)
Line 3 of the Tianjin Metro () a rapid transit line running from north-east to south-west Tianjin. It was opened on 1 October 2012. The line is 33.7 km long and has 26 stations of which 8 are elevated and the rest are underground.
Opening ...
,
Line 6 (Tianjin Metro)
*
Singapore Mass Rapid Transit
**
North South MRT line
The North-South line (NSL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line in Singapore, operated by SMRT Corporation. Coloured red on the Singapore rail map, the line is long and serves 27 stations, 11 of which, between the Bishan and Mar ...
,
East West MRT line
The East West line (EWL) is a high-capacity Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) line operated by SMRT in Singapore, running from Pasir Ris station in the east to Tuas Link station in the west, with an additional branch between Changi Airport and Tana ...
,
Thomson-East Coast MRT line
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151A
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151A is the fourth generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South and East West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by Kawasaki ...
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151B
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151B is the fifth generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South and East West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by Kawasak ...
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang CT251
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang CT251 is the first generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the Thomson–East Coast line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by a consortium of ...
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C is the sixth generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by a consortium of Kawasa ...
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Qingdao Metro
Qingdao Metro () is a rapid transit system in Qingdao, Shandong province, China. The first line, Line 3 (north section) began operation on December 16, 2015.
Lines in operation
Line 1
The northern section between Qingdao North Railway Stat ...
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Chongqing Rail Transit
The Chongqing Rail Transit (branded as CRT; also known as Chongqing Metro) is the rapid transit system in the city of Chongqing, China. In operation since 2005, it serves the transportation needs of the city's main business and entertainment ...
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Line 4,
Line 5,
Line 10
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Chicago Transit Authority
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7000 series (CTA)
Intercity Commuter
![Ferrocarril Mitre EMUs at Retiro](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Ferrocarril_Mitre_EMUs_at_Retiro.jpg)
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China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
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CRH6
The CRH6 Hexie (simplified Chinese: 和谐号; traditional Chinese: 和諧號; pinyin: Héxié Hào; literally: "Harmony") is a regional/ commuter high-speed train of the People's Republic of China. It is designed by CRRC Qingdao Sifang and will ...
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Trenes Argentinos
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CSR EMU (Argentina)
The CSR EMU is a series of electric multiple unit cars manufactured by CSR Corporation Limited for use on Buenos Aires' commuter rail network. As of 2015, the trains operated on three of the city's lines and 705 cars were manufactured, with each l ...
Light Rail Vehicle
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Qingdao Tram
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:zh:青岛有轨电车 as a joint venture with
Škoda Transportation
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Coach/Passenger car
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China Railway
China State Railway Group Company, Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the People's Republic of China.
China Railway operates passenger and freight transport throughout Ch ...
**
:zh:中国铁路25T型客车 as a partly joint venture between
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry ...
* Coaches for Turkmenistan
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SEPTA
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** Multi-level cars (manufactured in China and finally assembly in Springfield, MA) for
SEPTA Regional Rail
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lines
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CPTM
, owner = São Paulo State Government
, area served = Greater São Paulo, Brazil
, transit_type = Commuter rail
, lines = 5
, line_number =
, st ...
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2500 Series fleet, used exclusively in
Line 13 - Jade.
Diesel Multiple Unit
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Costa Rica Interurban Line
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Iraqi Republic Railways
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Network
IRR comprises of . IRR has one international interchange, with Chemins de Fer Syrien ...
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Sri Lanka Railways
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Sri Lanka Railways S9
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Sri Lanka Railways S10
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Sri Lanka Railways S12
**Sri Lanka Railways S14 & S14A
R&D
* prototype of
permanent magnet
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straddled-type
monorail
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Colloquially, the term "monorail" is often used to describe any form of elevated rail or people mover. More accurately, ...
train in 2016.
* prototype of monorail train in 2020.
* prototype of suspended type monorail train in 2017.
* manufacture of bi-level cars
Joint ventures
Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd
''Bombardier Sifang (Qingdao) Transportation Ltd'' was established in 1998 as a joint venture between
Bombardier Transportation
Bombardier Transportation was a Canadian-German rolling stock and rail transport manufacturer, headquartered in Berlin, Germany.
It was one of the world's largest companies in the rail vehicle and equipment manufacturing and servicing industry ...
(Germany) and Sifang Locomotive and rolling stock company limited as a company for the production of high speed trains and high quality coaches. This joint venture includes a new IS development named JOSS (joint venture operating system support)
[Bombardier Sifang Wins Contract to Build 80 Very High Speed Trains for China](_blank)
Market Wire, September 2009. via ''findarticles.com''
By 2009 it had delivered over 1000 units, including the CRH1E (
Zefiro 250) high speed sleeper trains, and had secured an order for 80 CRH380D (
Zefiro 380) very high speed trains in an order estimated to be worth €2.7 billion ($4 billion, 27.4billion
RMB
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) in total.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries with CRRC Sifang Co Ltd
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq ...
(KHI) co-operated with CRRC Sifang Co Ltd. in year 2009 to produce the
C151A trains, the fourth generation
MRT
MRT may refer to:
Transport Rapid Transit Systems
* Mass Rapid Transit (disambiguation)
* MRT (Singapore) or Mass Rapid Transit, Singapore
* MRT (Bangkok) or Metropolitan Rapid Transit, Thailand
* Manila Metro Rail Transit System, Philippine ...
train for
SMRT Trains
SMRT Trains Limited is a rail operator in Singapore and a wholly owned subsidiary of SMRT Corporation. After the privatisation of the MRT operations in 1995, it was originally named Singapore MRT Limited. On 31 December 2001, it was renamed to S ...
, in Singapore. A total of 22 trainsets were built with 6 carriages each.
By 2010, half of the trainsets are completed, and testing was done in 2011 by
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq ...
, before full delivery in December 2011. These trains now serves the
North South Line &
East West Line in Singapore.
Another 78 cars (13 trainsets) of
C151A trains which in production to be delivered by 2014.
In 2012, KHI and CSR Sifang will collaborate to manufacture the new 168 cars (28 trainsets) of
C151B
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151B is the fifth generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South and East West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by Kawasak ...
trains and will deliver from 2015 till 2017.
An additional 174 cars (29 trainsets) of
C151B
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CSR Qingdao Sifang C151B is the fifth generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South and East West lines of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system, manufactured by Kawasak ...
trains were ordered in 2014 and will be delivered from 2017 till 2019 and a total of 57 trains but they have been reduced to 45 set as they announced and the first trainset was delivered in 2015, Another 12 set of
C151C
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries & CRRC Qingdao Sifang C151C is the sixth generation electric multiple unit rolling stock in operation on the North South MRT line, North South line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (Singapore), Mass Rapid Transit ( ...
trains are expected to be added by 2019 which were ordered in 2015.
In 2013, Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) planned to sue CSR Sifang for patent infringement after their partnership was dissolved. KHI said it deeply regretted entering into the partnership. KHI subsequently dropped the action.
In 2014, LTA had ordered the new 364 cars (91 trainsets with 4 cars) of
T251 Trains with manufacture by KHI and CSR Sifang for future
Thomson-East Coast Line and will have fully automated and driverless trains, and also the first trains in Singapore to have 5 doors on each side and each carriage, These 91 new trains will deliver from 2018 onwards.
Issues with C151A trains
On 5 July 2016, a Hong Kong Based non-profit news organization
FactWire
FactWire () was an investigative news agency headquartered in Kowloon, Hong Kong. Funded by crowdfunding via the crowdfunding platform FringeBacker in the first round of seed fund in 2015, FactWire was founded with the initial financial support ...
had broken the news of SMRT C151A suffering from multiple defects
relating to Chinese-made materials and posted the entire investigative works in
YouTube
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.
and most of its claims are subsequently acknowledged by the rail operator
SMRT and the transport authorities in
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
,
Land Transport Authority
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Transport of the Government of Singapore.
History Incorporation of Land Transport Authority
Land Transport Authority (LTA) was established on 1 September 1995, f ...
. The entire issue has since generated a huge amount of controversies in
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
and
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
with some rumors spreading in the Internet as well.
Astra Vagoane with CRRC Qingdao Sifang
On 9 september 2020 Bucharest City Hall sent to the Association Astra Vagoane (Romania) - CRRC Qingdao Sifang (China) a "Communication on the outcome of the award procedure for Purchase of 100 trams. By this address, the mentioned association is notified that the winner of the procurement procedure has been designated and that it will be informed of the date and time when the contract will be signed."
The town hall will pay 840 million Romanian lei (200 million USD) for 100 ASTRA trams.
References
Literature
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External links
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* http://mothership.sg/2016/07/we-summarise-wth-is-going-on-with-mrt-train-cars-being-shipped-back-to-china/
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