CRRC · Transrapid technology
CRRC CF600 (Changchun)
In 2023, CRRC Changchun unveiled its own version of the 600 km/h Transrapid. It looks much sleeker than the first CF600 and is being tested on the Tongji track.
Overview
The second vision for 600 km/h
The CRRC CF600 (Changchun) is a Chinese high-speed maglev based on German Transrapid technology.
In 2019, CRRC Sifang presented the CF600, in a blue design with sharp edges. In 2023, its sister company CRRC Changchun followed with its own vision for a 600 km/h Transrapid, with a much smoother design.
The vehicle has been running on the test track of Tongji University in Shanghai since 2023. It has not yet been officially presented, so only a little data is known so far.
Key facts
- Year built
- 2023
- Operation
- not yet
- Company
- CRRC Changchun
- Route
- Tongji test track
- System
- Synchronous long-stator linear motor
- Air gap
- 10 mm
- Rated speed
- 600 km/h
- Top speed reached
- not yet known
- Vehicle units built
- 1
- End sections built
- 1
- Middle sections built
- 0
- Empty weight
- unknown
- Payload
- unknown
- Seats
- unknown
- Standing room
- –
- Length
- 130.7 m (5 sections)
- Width
- 3.7 m
- Height
- unknown
