The EMU700 is a series of electric multiple unit train used by the

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. The TRA purchased 160 cars of the series. It was constructed by

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and

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and began operations on 20 November 2007. The EMU700 adopts current rules of Taiwan Railway Administration known as RAMS: Reliability; Availability; Maintainability; System Safety. This train series operates as "Local Train" and "Local Express", using the pricing of NT$1.46 per km and person fare system identical to the Fuhsing Semi Express. Sometimes during the holidays it operates as "non-reserved " through train. The EMU700 is nicknamed the "Suneo train" (阿福號) due to the resemblance of its front cab design with that of the character

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from the Japanese manga and anime series

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. A lunchbox counter designed in the style of the EMU700 front cab also exists at Platform 2 of

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since July 2009.

Design

The EMU700 has distinctive hinged nose cone unlike its predecessors in the EMU line with smooth fronts. On May 12, 2016, the livery of sets 701 and 702 was changed to the vermillion red with white stripe

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livery similar to those found on the

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trains.

Features

Its interior features informational LEDs, similar to the cars of the

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. It has an onboard broadcasting system that is able to play a note sound upon arrival to a station and when the doors open and close. It also contains a lighting system, an emergency call device, and a cabin that are improved from its predecessors. The maximum speed of the EMU700 is 110 km/h.

Derivative

The new EMU800 train sets were developed from the EMU700 to replace the ageing EMU400 trains and supplement the existing fleet of TRA's local class trains.

References

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