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China Railway CRH380A
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China | 2010
more than 270 produced
Train G2856 from Nanning East to Xi'an North on April 21, 2019 at Liuzhou, Guangxi
Train G2856 from Nanning East to Xi'an North on April 21, 2019 at Liuzhou, Guangxi
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The CRH380A, also called “Harmony Express”, is the first high speed train that was completely developed in China. It uses the Japanese-designed CRH2 as a basis and has a maximum service speed of 380 km/h, although normal operation is up to 350 km/h. The original CRH380A consists of eight cars and the CRH380AL has 16 cars. So far, 170 CRH380A and 100 CRH380AL have been built.

The trains are being used in commercial service since October 2010. In the same year, one set a speed record for a series-production train with 486.1 km/h. This record was shortly thereafter broken by a CRH380BL designed by Siemens. A modified CRH380A set unofficially reached 604 km/h on a test track in 2012. The CRH380A is also being used by MTR and called “Vibrant Express”.

VariantCRH380ACRH380AL
General
Builtsince 2010
ManufacturerCRRC Qingdao Sifang
Wheel arr.2-2+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+1A-1A+2-2 2-2+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+A1-A1+1A-1A+2-2 
Gauge4 ft 8 1/2 in (Standard gauge)
Seats4801061
Dimensions and Weights
Length666 ft 0 1/8 in1322 ft 2 1/8 in
Service weight856,274 lbs1,962,112 lbs
Boiler
VariantCRH380ACRH380AL
Power Plant
Power
Power sourceelectric - AC
Electric system25,000 V 50 Hz
Hourly power12,874 hp (9,600 kW)28,912 hp (21,560 kW)
Top speed236 mph
Calculated Values
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long distance
last changed: 07/2025
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