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G-series trains () are the fastest train services of
China Railway
China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., doing business as China Railway (CR), is the national passenger and freight railroad corporation of the China, People's Republic of China.
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. The trains usually run on dedicated high-speed railways with a designed top speed of . The prefix "G" is pronounced as ''Gao'' in the CR system, which is short for ''Gaosu Dongche'' meaning high-speed EMUs in Chinese. The numbering of G trains are defined by the prefix G followed by a train number. Compared with D-series trains, G-series trains are operated at higher speeds for either part or whole of the journey, and if compared to the D trains sharing the route, may have fewer stops and even overtake these D trains by giving the latter a longer stay at some stations. G trains are also the only type of train that do not permit standees.
Rolling stocks
The G-series trains often useEMUs
Emus may refer to:
* Emu
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with a designed speed of or higher, covering both Hexie (CRH series) and the Fuxing (CR series).
* CRH2C – The first type of high speed train running on ballast-free track. It is developed from CRH2A, which is based on the E2 Series Shinkansen
The is a Japanese high-speed Shinkansen train type operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East) on the Tohoku Shinkansen high-speed lines in Japan since 1997. They are formed in 8- and 10-car sets. The 8-car sets were used on the Hokuriku ...
from Japan
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* CRH3C – A version of the Siemens Velaro
Siemens Velaro is a family of high-speed electric multiple unit trains built by Siemens. It is based on the ICE 3 high-speed trains initially co-manufactured by Siemens and Bombardier Transportation, Bombardier for German national rail operator ...
high-speed train.
* CRH380 – Includes a series of EMUs: CRH380A and CRH380AL are developed from CRH2C. CRH380B, CRH380BG, CRH380BL and CRH380CL are variants of CRH3C. CRH380D is derived from Bombardier Zefiro
Zefiro is a family of High-speed rail, high-speed passenger trains designed by Bombardier Transportation (now Alstom) whose variants have top operating speeds of between ; and .
The family consists of: the ''Zefiro 250'', which has a top operati ...
.
* CR400 – It is divided into CR400AF and CR400BF. The CR series are typically referred to as the Fuxing class.
References
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