In December 9th, with the last column number for Intercity EMU CRH6F-0413 successfully arrived at Changsha Zhongche, Qingdao Sifang locomotive Limited by Share Ltd as the first batch of Hunan's first intercity rail, intercity railway provides 5 intercity EMUs to complete delivery. It is understood that the Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan intercity railway will be officially opened, in the end of the month when the "China made" intercity EMU will be officially in the Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan investment passenger operations, for Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan city group integrated and add new impetus.

According to the introduction, in August this year, Hunan Intercity Railway Co., Ltd. launched the Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan intercity railway train procurement project bidding, procurement of 5 sets of CRH6F intercity emu. Zhongche Sifang company successfully won the bid. The Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan intercity railway by CRH6F intercity EMU, as China Sifang company independently developed by China's first inter city 160 kilometers per hour emu. CRH6F intercity EMU is tailored for intercity railway, called "rail transit" and "fast messenger in metropolitan circle". It combines the advanced technology of high-speed EMU and urban rail vehicle technology, has the advantages of both technologies, not only high speed, large capacity, but also to achieve fast play fast stop, fast ride down, especially suitable for Intercity Railway "fast, large volume, intensive stop" bus operations.

Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan intercity railway is the first intercity railway in Hunan, connecting three cities of Changsha, Zhuzhou and Xiangtan. A total length of 95.5 kilometers, the line level is double line passenger dedicated line, the design speed target value is 200 kilometers per hour, the initial operation speed is 160 kilometers per hour. There are 24 stations in the whole line. The first 17 stations will be opened at the end of this year. After the Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan intercity EMU is put into operation, the travel time from Changsha to Zhuzhou, from Changsha to Xiangtan is about 30 minutes. By then, Chang Zhu Tan three residents can take the bus as fast as ride, comfortable intercity EMU, half an hour easy to and from the three cities, the realization of "public transport" trip.

Insiders said that the Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan intercity railway opened, will narrow the distance of Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan, Xiangtan boost into the "half hour living circle", accelerate the integration of Changsha Zhuzhou Xiangtan city group, to build an integrated type "super city", Hunan province city urbanization drive.