CRRC unveils a new railway train

Chinese company CRRC has unveiled a new railway train designed for Mexico, as reported by the railway portal Railway Supply.

The first of nine two-car trains, built for the Tren Ligero suburban line, rolled off the assembly line at the factory in the Chinese city of Zhuzhou.

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The total cost of the batch is approximately €33 million, and they will be delivered to the operator STE.

According to the provided information, each train can accommodate 483 passengers, with a maximum speed of 80 km/h.

Initially, the Tren Ligero line had a fleet of 16 locally manufactured cars, assembled using components from 1940s PCC trams.

Since the 1990s, they have been replaced by local Concarril trains, later by Bombardier, including two-car TE-90 units with Siemens electronics, based on the German Düwag tram type B.

Currently, a more modern version of this series serves the line.

CRRC is already fulfilling an order for 29 rubber-tired metro trains for Mexico and is participating in a project to create three metro lines in Monterrey, where 26 two-car trains were previously delivered.

Photo: CRRC, Xinhua, CGTN

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