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China Railways CRH5 EMU
CRH5A inBeijing railway station
In service	2007 – Present
Manufacturer	Alstom Changchun Railway Vehicles Co., Ltd.
Family name	Pendolino
Replaced	China Star,DJF3
Number built	140 trainsets (1120 cars)
Successor	CR300AF,CR300BF
Formation	8 cars per trainset (5M3T)
Capacity	Fixed seats: 622 Rolling seats: 586 or 570
Operators	Chinese Ministry of Railways -Beijing Railway Bureau -Shenyang Railway Bureau -Harbin Railway Bureau -Taiyuan Railway Bureau -Jinan Railway Bureau -Zhengzhou Railway Bureau -Wuhan Railway Bureau -Lanzhou Railway Bureau -Hohhot Railway Bureau -Ürümqi Railway Bureau
Lines served	High speed and major conventional rail lines in northern China
Specifications
Train length	211.5 m (693 ft 11 in)
Width	3,200 mm (10 ft 6 in)
Height	4,270 mm (14 ft 0 in)
Platform height	500–1,250 mm (1 ft 8 in – 4 ft 1 in)
Maximum speed	250 km/h (155 mph)
Weight	443 t (436 long tons; 488 short tons)
Traction system	AlstomIGBTVVVF inverter control
Power output	5,500 kW (7,376 hp)
Transmission	AC-DC-AC
Acceleration	≥ 0.5 m/s2 (1.1 mph/s) (Starter) 0.11 m/s2 (0.25 mph/s)(at 200 km/h (124 mph)) 0.05 m/s2 (0.11 mph/s)(at 250 km/h (155 mph))
Electric system(s)	25 kV 50 Hz ACOverhead
Current collection	Pantograph
Braking system(s)	Regenerative,electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)standard gauge

TheCRH5Hexie (simplified Chinese:和谐号;traditional Chinese:和諧號;pinyin:Héxié Hào;lit. 'Harmony') is anelectric multiple unit high-speed train in use withChina Railway High-speed in the northern regions of thePeople's Republic of China. The CRH5 is based on theETR-600New Pendolino used in Italy.

The CRH5 are non-tilting trains, developed for the Chinese Railways and whose technology has been transferred to local manufacturers.^[1] The CRH5 operate steadily at 250 kilometres per hour (155 mph).^[2][3][4]

In 2004, the Ministry of Railway in China contractedAlstom andCNR Changchun Railway Vehicles to produce 60 sets of the train with a maximum speed of 250 km/h (155 mph). They were ordered around the same time as theRegina-basedCRH1A and theShinkansen-basedCRH2A. These trains have been given the designation CRH5A. 30 additional sets were ordered in 2009 and 20 additional sets were ordered in 2010 to complete the current fleet operating on China's northern and eastern lines.^[5][6] On April 26, 2011, the MOR ordered an additional 30 sets.

As to the initial 60 sets, the first three were manufactured byAlstom's factory in Italy, and the next six were delivered incomplete knock down form and assembled by CNR Changchun Railway Vehicle. The remaining 51 sets were built by CNR Changchun through technology transfer from Alstom.

The first train (CRH₅-001A) departed fromSavigliano port, Italy on December 11, 2006 and arrive atDalian port on January 28, 2007. The first CRH5A set made by CNR Changchun (CRH₅-010A) was delivered in April, 2007.

The CRH5A sets started service from April 18, 2007, the date of the sixth national railway speed-up at the Beijing-Harbin Railway. In the following years, it opened service at the Jinan-Qingdao high-speed rail and Shijiazhuang-Taiyuan high-speed rail.

Each of the CRH5A set consists of eight cars. The initial 12 sets (CRH₅-001A ～ CRH₅-012A) have one first-class seating car (ZY), six second-class seating cars (ZE), and one second-class seating/dining car (ZEC). The subsequent sets have two first-class seating cars (ZY) and six second-class seating cars (ZE).

The CRH5A trains experienced a number of failures in early stages. The failures were attributed to new technologies introduced on CRH5A and a relatively short trial run before the first delivery^[7][8]

CRH5E are cold resistant high speed sleeper trains outfitted with traditional railwaysleeping berths (couchette car).^[9][10][11]

CRH5G is a specialized cold and sand/windstorm resistant version of the CRH5 for use on theBaoji–Lanzhou high-speed railway manufactured byCRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles.^[12][13]

On April 2, 2007,China Academy of Railway Sciences ordered a CRH5-based high-speed test train; the official name of this train set isCode Zero Comprehensive Testing Train, name code CIT001. This train is equipped with special devices to monitor the condition of the track, wheel-rail force, overhead wire, communication system and signal system. The train is painted with yellow and white color and started test run on July 1, 2007.^[14]

Power Destination

• M – Motor car
• T – Trailer car
• C – Driver cabin
• P – Pantograph

Coach Type

• ZY – First Class Coach
• ZE – Second Class Coach
• ZEC – Second Class Coach／Buffet Car
• WR – Soft Sleeper Coach
• WRC – Soft Sleeper Coach／Buffet Car

CRH5A / CRH5G

• ^1 Train No. CRH5A-5001 to CRH5A-5012 and CRH5A-5043 to CRH5A-5053
• ^2 Train No. CRH5A-5013 to CRH5A-5042, CRH5A-5054 to CRH5A-5140
• ^3 Train No. CRH5G-5141～5200, 5206～5229

CRH5E

• Train No. CRH5E-5201 and CRH5E-5202

As of September 2017, a total of 227 sets of CRH5 series trains have left the factory, one of which is the No. 0 high-speed comprehensive inspection train.^[15]

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