MTR Rotem EMU

K-Train
Rotem EMU
港鐵市區綫韓製列車/
港鐵東涌綫韓製列車
TCL-K Stock on the Tung Chung line
K-Train interior used on the Tseung Kwan O Line
In service
ManufacturerRotem and Mitsubishi HI consortium
Order no.
Built atChangwon, South Korea[1]
Constructed2002–2007
Entered service
Number built
Number in service
Formation8 cars per trainset
OperatorsMTR
Depots  Tseung Kwan O line:
  • Kowloon Bay depot (2002–2009)
  • Tseung Kwan O depot
  Tung Chung line:
  • Siu Ho Wan depot
Lines served
Specifications
Car body constructionStainless steel
Train length
Car length
Width3,118 mm (10 ft 2.8 in)
Height3,698 mm (12 ft 1.6 in) (without pantograph or air conditioner)
Floor height
Platform height
Doors5 sets of 51 inch wide Sliding Plug doors per side
Wheel diameter860–785 mm (33.9–30.9 in) (new–worn)[2]
Wheelbase2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[2]
Maximum speed  Tseung Kwan O line:
  • 90 km/h (56 mph) (design)
  • 80 km/h (50 mph) (service)
  Tung Chung line:
  • 140 km/h (87 mph) (design)
  • 135 km/h (84 mph) (service)
Weight335t (per train set)
Traction systemMitsubishi 2-level IGBTVVVF
Traction motors24 × Mitsubishi asynchronous 3-phase AC
Power output
Acceleration1 m/s2 (3.3 ft/s2)
Deceleration
  • Service: 0.8–1.35 m/s2 (2.6–4.4 ft/s2)
  • Emergency: 1.4 m/s2 (4.6 ft/s2)
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)Pantograph
UIC classification2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′
Bogies
Braking system(s)Knorr-Bremse electropneumatic, regenerative and rheostatic
Safety system(s)ATO and ATP
Seating1,240 passengers(360 seats) (per train set)
Track gauge1,432 mm (4 ft 8+38 in)
Notes/references
[4]

The Rotem EMU (also known as K-Train/K-Stock) is an electric multiple unit that operates on the MTR rapid transit railway system in Hong Kong. They were jointly built by a consortium consisting of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan and Hyundai Rotem of South Korea and come in two variants: TKE-C651 was delivered for the Tseung Kwan O line (used on the Kwun Tong line until 2009), and TKE-C6522-04E delivered in 2006 to 2007 for the Tung Chung line. In 2003 and 2004, the urban line trains ran on the Tsuen Wan line, Island line and Tseung Kwan O line.

The K-Stock trains are different from the R-stock trains built by Hyundai Rotem for the East Rail line extension, which were ordered by MTRC on 14 December 2012, as 37 nine-car sets and entered service on the current East Rail line in 2021.[5]

  1. ^ Pierre2427, ROTEM昌原工場, August 2006
  2. ^ a b "Business Unit Bogies - Product Portfolio Presentation" (PDF). Bombardier Transportation. January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ 2002-02-01T11:00:00. "Tseung Kwan O Extension prepares to open". Railway Gazette International. Retrieved 24 February 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Railway Systems-Project Record View". Hyundai Rotem. Archived from the original on 20 May 2021.
  5. ^ "New Trains and Signalling System for the future Shatin to Central Link" (PDF). 14 December 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2012.