MTR Urban Lines Vision Train

The MTR Urban Lines Vision Train (traditional Chinese: 港鐵市區綫願景列車; simplified Chinese: 港铁市区线愿景列车; also named MTR CRRC Qingdao Sifang EMU and also known as Q-Train, is a new rolling stock ordered by MTR Hong Kong in July 2015. They began replacing all of the aging Metro-Cammell EMU (DC) trains starting from 27 November 2022. The order currently consists of 744 cars (93 trainsets).

Q-Train
MTR Urban Lines Vision Train
港鐵市區綫願景列車
MTR Q-Train set A756/A755 entering Kwun Tong station on 14 February 2023.
Inside an MTR Q-train
In service2022–present
ManufacturerCRRC Qingdao Sifang
Order no.C6014-14E
Built atQingdao, Shandong, China
Family nameSFM47/47A
ReplacedDC Metro Cammell EMU (M-train)
Constructed2017–present
Entered service
  • 27 November 2022 (2022-11-27) (Kwun Tong line)
  • 28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) (Island line)
Number built93 sets (744 cars)
Formation8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbersA601/A602 – A785/A786
OperatorsMTR
Depots
  • Tsuen Wan
  • Chai Wan
  • Tseung Kwan O
  • Kowloon Bay
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel + fibreglass (header)
Train length184.5 m (605 ft 3.8 in)
Car length
  • 24.6 m (80 ft 8.5 in) (end cars)
  • 22.55 m (73 ft 11.8 in) (intermediate cars)
Width3.2 m (10 ft 6.0 in)
Height3.7 m (12 ft 1.7 in)
Doors5 sets of 51 inch wide doors per side
Maximum speed
  • 90 km/h (56 mph) (design)
  • 80 km/h (50 mph) (service)
Traction systemMitsubishi Electric MAP-134-15VD305 IGBTVVVF
Traction motors24 × Mitsubishi MB-5153-B 130 kW (174 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor
Power output3.12 MW (4,184 hp)
Acceleration1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
Deceleration
  • 0.8–1 m/s2 (2.6–3.3 ft/s2) (service)
  • 1.4 m/s2 (4.6 ft/s2) (emergency)
Power supplyDC-AC
HVACSIGMA Air Conditioning
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC (Overhead line)
Current collector(s)Single-armed Pantograph (Brecknell Willis)
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
BogiesSDA-140 (C6014-14E) by CRRC Qingdao Sifang
Braking system(s)Knorr-Bremse KBGM-P electropneumatic and regenerative
Safety system(s)
Coupling systemBSI-type
Track gauge
  • 1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in) (except for West Island line and Kwun Tong line extension)
  • 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (West Island line and Kwun Tong line extension)
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