70% of SH-NJ intercity high-speed MUs built by CSR

Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity High-speed Railway, which has been attracting extensive attention, was open to traffic on July 1. The 25 high-speed MUs, developed with a speed of 350km/h by CSR Qingdao Sifang Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., was put into operation as the major model of the railway. According to the source, the first batch of 35 MUs will run on the railway.
Intercity high-speed railway is a rapid passenger transport system that caters to the needs for intercity and inter-town passenger transport and new public transportation. High-speed MU, marked by short distance, public transportation and high density, has become the optimal mode of regional rail transit development in China. According to the internal source, pull-through tests and simulative commissioning had been conducted for a month since June 1. With outstanding start-up and speed-up performance, braking performance and safety reliability, MUs can satisfy the features of intercity high-speed railways characteristic of public transportation such as multi-station stop, fast start-up and stop and high-density departure. The interior design gave full consideration to factors like sound insulation and noise reduction to increase riding comfort.

As China s major base for the R & D and manufacture of high-speed MUs, China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Corporation Limited provided the first batch of MUs with a speed of 250km/h for the speed-up of the existing lines of Shanghai-Nanjing High-speed Railway early in January 2007, and has maintained safe and efficient operation over the three years. The model with a speed of 350km/h provided for the railway is superior to the model with a speed of 250km/h in power, air tightness, operation stability and aerodynamic performance, and is more technically complicated.

According to the source, the railway is an intercity high-speed railway with the highest standard, longest mileage and fastest operation speed in China and the world. With an operating mileage of 301 kilometers, it runs through the core of the Yangtze River Delta that has the greatest concentration of cities, is more developed in productivity and grows fast, forms an intercity effect with cities like Shanghai, Nanjing, Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Zhenjiang, and has become a strong engine to boost the modernization of the Yangtze River Delta. In the future, the railway will join high-speed railways under construction such as Beijing-Shanghai, Shanghai-Kunming and Shanghai-Wuhan-Chengdu railways, and will boost the space of economic activities and radiation scope of productivity.

Against the background of the grand Shanghai World Expo, as the major infrastructure serving the Expo, Shanghai-Nanjing Intercity High-speed Railway showcased the latest achievements in the development of high-speed railways in China by offering Chinese and foreign tourists quality rail travel services, and is conducive to expanding the international influence of Chinese advanced high-speed technologies, demonstrating the scientific and technology strength of the nation and establishing a new internal image.