Chinese-made Metro Trains operate commercially for the first time in the European Union

CTOnews.com, December 7, according to the official account of Centennial Tangshan car, on December 6, local time, the subway train developed by China Railway Tangshan Corporation officially set off from the Trindade Trindade subway station in the center of Porto, Portugal, and began the first commercial passenger operation of Chinese-made subway trains in the European Union.

Tuyuan hundred years of Tang car official account (the same below) CTOnews.com learned from the hundred years of Tang che that Porto is the second largest city in Portugal, with six subway lines and 81 stations, with a total length of 67 kilometers, serving both the urban and suburban areas of Porto. The new subway train is jointly designed by CRRC Tangshan Company and Porto Metro Company, which has the characteristics of lightweight, low energy consumption and intelligence, and can reduce operating costs.

On January 21, 2020, when the Portuguese Prime Minister and other guests were on the Porto subway train, CRRC Tangshan signed a subway vehicle and maintenance service contract with the Porto Metro Company, including 18 trains with a total of 72 (4 grouped) subway trains. and provide maintenance services for a period of 5 years.

In November 2021, the project officially started in the CRRC Tangshan Company. the first train was delivered to Porto at the end of 2022, obtained the EU ISA certification for the first time, and the remaining vehicles will be delivered within 2023.