China launches energy-efficient carbon fiber metro train


A CETROVO 1.0 metro train leaves a parking lot before its operation in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, Jan 10, 2025. - Photo: Xinhua

QINGDAO, (China): A carbon fiber metro train, dubbed CETROVO 1.0, began passenger service on Friday (Jan 10) in the port city of Qingdao in east China’s Shandong Province.

This metro train features a carbon fiber composite body and frame, which reduces the weight of the car body and bogie frame by 25 per cent and 50 per cent, respectively, making the total vehicle weight 11 percent lighter compared with conventional trains.

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