CRRC supplies trains for Rio Olympics

More than half the subway trains running in Rio de Janeiro's metro system will be Chinese products after the city deploys 15 subway trains, with a total of 90 cars, on its newly built Line 4 on August 1, reported CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles Co on Monday.

All the trains have completed trial tests, including electric power, ventilation and signal systems.

The new line, a key infrastructure project that connects the Olympic Village and the Copacabana area in central Rio, will be able to transport up to 300,000 passengers a day and reduce road traffic by at least 2,000 vehicles during peak hours.