China’s driverless high-speed subway project starts in Turkiye

June 11, 2023 admin-dominor

The opening ceremony for a driverless high-speed metro
manufacturing project undertaken by CRRC was held in Ankara,
Turkiye on Wednesday, the country’s first driverless metro project
as well as China’s first driverless metro project with a speed of
120 kilometers per hour to be constructed overseas.

CRRC will cooperate with 13 Turkish companies to complete the
build for the first 60 locomotives locally, with the vehicles
expected to be put into use on the Istanbul Airport subway line,
becoming the first driverless metro line in Turkiye.

The driverless high-speed subway trains are being manufactured
by CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive Co., with a maximum operating speed of
120 kilometers per hour and a maximum capacity of 1,100 passengers.
The train adopts the highest international grade GoA4 fully
automatic operation system, eliminating the driver’s cab, and is
capable of completing unmanned start, stop, passenger loading and
maintenance operations, meeting the needs of a variety of
driverless operation scenarios.

In addition, the newly developed rack-controlled traction system
can effectively adapt to the needs of local ramp climbing, so that
the train is designed for excellent performance and high speed and
comfort during operation.

The Istanbul Airport subway line is the first high-speed metro
line in Turkiye and serves as an important transportation link
between the airport and the city center, with an average daily
capacity of 800,000 passengers. The entry of driverless high-speed
metro technology into Turkiye will not only benefit local
residents’ travel, but also promote the localization process of
Chinese technology and enterprises.

According to Li Yangyang, general manager of CRRC Zhuzhou
Locomotive Co. in Turkiye, the company is committed to win-win
cooperation with local companies across procurement, manufacturing,
operation and maintenance. The localization rate of the train
manufacturing project reaches 60 percent, creating more than 200
jobs, which directly promoted the development of local rail transit
industry.

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