Draft:Rolling stock of urban rail in China

Urban rail transit in China often uses a highly standardized set of rolling stock across many cities. Most lines use type A and B trains, although there are variants and other models different uses.

Type A
Type A trains are the highest-capacity trains. They are 22 by 3 meters, and have a capacity of 310 passengers with 5 doors per side.

Type As
Type As trains are used exclusively in the mountainous city of Chongqing. They are 19 by 3 meters, and have a capacity of 254-266 passengers. They can climb a grade of 5% as opposed to 3.5% for most type A trains.

These are used in lines 1 and 2 in Guangzhou.

Type Ah
Type As trains are used exclusively in Hangzhou. They are 19 by 3 meters, and have a capacity of 254 passengers.

Urban Type A
Urban Type A trains are used on faster and more regional rail-like lines. They have similar dimensions to Type A trains.

Type B
Type B trains are not as large. They are 19 by 2.8 meters, and have a capacity of 240 passengers with 4 doors per side.

In Guangzhou, lines 3, 4, and 5 use this. Some of those are over capacity, because planners underestimated the demand for transit based on the low ridership of early, incomplete networks.

Urban Type B
Urban Type B trains are used on faster and more regional rail-like lines. They have similar dimensions to Type B trains.

Type C
Type B trains are smaller. They are 18.9 by 2.6 meters, and, and have a capacity of 200-240 passengers.

Monorail
The Chongqing Monorail uses CCD trains on Line 2.

Lb
Type Lb trains use linear induction motors. . Guangzhou Line 6 uses this.

Urban Type D
Urban Type D trains are 22 by 3.3 meters. They are used on the fastest lines, like Guangzhou Line 18