On the Lima Che Port Line platform, a silver white bodied CRRC Sifang high-speed train slowly enters the station, with the door pedals precisely pressing against the edge of the platform, allowing passengers to board and disembark calmly. The representative of the Chilean regional government stated after seeing the new car that it has reached a first-class level and its performance is not inferior to that of Europe. CRRC Manufacturing is running at Chinese speed along the foothills of the Andes.

New car starts running

The three SFE 400 electric multiple units manufactured by CRRC Sifang have been put into operation on the Lima Che Port line, with a peak capacity increase of about 11%. The remaining two columns of the five orders are expected to be put into operation before December, with an increase of over 20% by then. Chile's national railway has ordered five trains with an investment of approximately 35 million US dollars. The first train will be put into operation in April 2026, and the other two trains will arrive in August 2026 and complete the installation and commissioning of the ATP system before going online. The model adopts a three car configuration, with a total length of 77 meters, capable of carrying 660 people, and a maximum speed of 140 kilometers per hour. It is equipped with doors on both sides and extendable pedals, insulated with insulating glass, and the interior air conditioning, luggage rack, information screen, and surveillance camera have received high praise from passengers. Keywords: CRRC, Chile EMU

Stable protection

The General Manager of EFE Valpara í so stated that the daily passenger flow on the Lima Che Port line is nearly 100000, with 35 trains manufactured by Alstom. The CRRC SFE 400 model is a new model that runs alongside existing vehicles. After the other two trains are merged into the fleet at the end of the year, the peak capacity increase will exceed 20%. The inspector and driver training instructor praised that the new car adopts a regenerative braking system with lower energy consumption, equipped with 8 traction motors, 4 more than the existing model, higher power dispersion, stronger independent operation ability in case of faults, multiple devices can be digitally interacted with, and response time is shorter.Editor/Min Jing