On September 18, China unveiled its first standard smart commuter train, developed by CRRC Corporation Limited in Qingdao. Built under the concepts of intelligence, digitalization, modularization, sustainability, and integrated train–ground operation, the train marks a major breakthrough in China’s commuter rail transit equipment, with standardized smart trains entering demonstration applications.
The new train will serve the Beijing–Xiong’an Express Line, reducing travel time between Xiong’an New Area and Beijing Daxing International Airport to 30 minutes, and to Lize Business District to 60 minutes.
According to Chief Designer Zhu Jianhua of CRRC Qingdao Sifang Co., Ltd., the train adopts a China-led standards framework, with 88 percent of its technical standards independently developed. It integrates more than ten new technologies, achieving comprehensive upgrades in intelligence, safety, comfort, energy efficiency, and operational economy. (....)