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MTR EMU SP1900 (formerly KCR EMU SP1900; also known as the Millennium Train during the public promotion) is the second model of electric multiple unit rolling stock of Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC), preceded by the Metro Cammell EMU. The trains of this model are currently in service on the East Rail Line, West Rail Line and Ma On Shan Line in Hong Kong. After the MTR Corporation merger, all SP1900 trains replaced their KCR logos with the MTR logos and added a revised route map in the interior without other major alteration to the stock. ==Overview== In March 1999, a Japanese joint consortium of ITOCHU, Kinki Sharyo and Kawasaki Heavy Industries won a HK$3.1 billion worth contract in building the new model of passenger commuter train for the KCR. The contract code of these trains is SP1900, based on the technology of JR East E231 series. KCRC has arranged ninety-six cars of 250, in twelve-car configuration, 8 sets of train joining the train fleet of East Rail Line with the existing Metro Cammell EMU. The SP1900 trains started service on the East Rail Line since 2001. It is known for its quiet design compared to former EMUs. The remaining 154 cars were reserved until the inauguration of West Rail Line in December 2003. They has been arranged in seven-car configuration, with 22 sets of trains running on the system. In December 2000, KCRC reordered 72 cars of the same model, with different contract code, SP1950, prepared for the inauguration of Ma On Shan Line in December 2004, totalling 18 sets of train in four-car configuration. In January 2006, another contract KRS991 was signed by the KCRC, ordering an additional 34 compartments of the same model, in preparation for the Kowloon Southern Link, which was opened in 2009. Twenty-eight of them were formed into four seven-car trains, and the remaining six compartments joined eight existing ones from two trains on Ma On Shan Line to form another two seven-car trains. The new trains arrived from October 2007 and now serve the West Rail Line.〔(Orders Received from Hong Kong`s Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation ) (March 2006)〕〔(Video clip of trains arrival to Hong Kong 1 ) (YouTube media)〕〔(Video clip of trains arrival to Hong Kong 2 ) (YouTube media)〕 Signalling issues resulted in trains on the East Rail Line being installed with TBL (enhanced with ATP). Trains on the other two routes has been installed the SelTrac (ATO / ATP). The control and monitor panel of driver cab is different between the two controlling systems, in spite of the fact that they're mounted on the same model of train. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MTR SP1900/1950 EMU」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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