What train starts with C?

C trains are intercity trains. "C" comes from the first letter of the pinyin of the Chinese character "city" and stands for the abbreviation of intercity train.

The C-prefixed trains appeared after the Beijing-Tianjin intercity railway was opened for business. It is a number specifically for intercity EMU trains, so this type of intercity EMU is called a C-prefixed train. The C-prefixed train has three characteristics: national railway nature, EMU nature, and intercity dedicated line nature.

Therefore, C-prefixed trains are intercity EMU passenger trains operating on national railways (including local railways of the national railway system). The Guangfo Metro train is a de facto intercity train, but because it belongs to urban rail transit and is not a national railway vehicle, it is not a C-prefixed train.

The "Northern Xinjiang Star" train is an intercity train, but because it is not an EMU, it does not use C-prefixed trains but T-prefixed trains; the operating sections of medium and long-distance trains completely exceed It is no longer an intercity special line train, so trains starting with other letters (such as G, D, Z, T, K, etc.) are not trains with the prefix C.

Extended information:

Advantages of intercity trains:

1. Commuting in different places

Intercity trains are generally fast in speed and have high transportation capacity. Large, frequent, all-weather, no-delay, safe, comfortable, efficient and fast, it has accelerated the process of urbanization among urban agglomerations, shortened the distance between different cities in time and space, and enabled more people to work, live and go to school in different places. Shopping etc.

2. Tourism

Intercity trains on branch railways in some remote areas are often used to directly reach corresponding tourist cities and important scenic spots.

3. Release transportation capacity

As long as intercity trains are properly dispatched and operated, the transportation capacity of existing railway lines can be better released and the number of intercity trains and long-distance trains reduced. conflict between them, while shortening the journey time of intercity trains and long-distance trains, and improving the overall transportation capacity and overall efficiency of the entire railway line.

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