2004年08月，原铁道部展开为用于中国铁路第六次大提速、时速200公里级别的第一轮高速动车组技术引进招标，阿尔斯通是中标厂商之一，获得了60组高速列车的订单。2004年10月10日，铁道部和阿尔斯通正式签订总值6.2亿欧元的合同，根据合同，阿尔斯通将7项高速列车的关键技术转移给中国，并有3组列车会在阿尔斯通位于意大利的工厂组装，并完整付运予中国；另有6组以散件形式付运，由中方负责组装；其余51组通过法国的技术转移，由长客在国内生产。CRH5系列累计生产213组，该系列全部列车均为耐高寒抗风沙设计，几乎能够在全国除青藏高原外所有地区运营。
CRH5A EMU Train was born in December 2006, belongs to the CRH5 series, 5M3T in marshalling, the hole length is 211.5 m, has a maximum design speed of 250 km/h, and 280 km/h in the experiment .
CRH5J EMU Train was born in . 2008, belongs to the CRH5 series, 5M3T in marshalling, the hole length is 211.5 m, has a maximum design speed of 275 km/h, and 300 km/h in the experiment .
CRH5G EMU Train was born in December 2013, belongs to the CRH5 series, 5M3T in marshalling, the hole length is 211.5 m, has a maximum design speed of 250 km/h, and 275 km/h in the experiment .
(High Power)
CRH5G (High Power) EMU Train was born in April 2016, belongs to the CRH5 series, 5M3T in marshalling, the hole length is 211.5 m, has a maximum design speed of 250 km/h, and 300 km/h in the experiment .
