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(EMU) train type operated by the

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operator Keisei Electric Railway in the

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area of Japan since 1991.

Operations

The 3700 series eight-car sets operate on the

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between and , including inter-running services over the Toei Asakusa Line and

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to and from Haneda Airport through the Keikyu Airport Line. , the six-car sets are used solely on the Keisei Main Line.

Formations

, the fleet consists of 10 eight-car sets and three six-car sets. The sets are formed as follows, with car 1 at the Narita Airport end.

6-car sets

Six-car sets 3828 and 3838 are formed as shown below, with four motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars. The two M1 cars are each fitted with two single-arm

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. File:3800系-3821.JPG, Six-car set 3828 in March 2012

Set 3748

Six-car set 3748 is formed as shown below. Car 2 is fitted with , and car 5 is fitted with two cross-arm pantographs. File:Keisei-electric-railway-3748F-20211231-143644.jpg, Six-car set 3748 in December 2021

8-car sets

The eight-car sets are formed as shown below, with six motored ("M") cars and two non-powered trailer ("T") cars. The two M1 cars are each fitted with two pantographs, and the M1' car is fitted with one pantograph (cross-arm type for sets 3708 to 3818 and single-arm type for sets 3848 to 3868). File:Keisei 3738.jpg, Eight-car set 3738 with hexagonal skirt in May 1995 File:Keisei-Series3700.jpg, Eight-car set 3811 with original style front end in September 2020 File:Keisei-Series3700-3848.jpg, Eight-car set 3848 with later style front end in March 2021

Interior

Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.

History

The first 3700 series sets were introduced in 1991, replacing the original 3000 series trains. The first six-car sets were delivered in 2000. Sets from the 6th batch onward (set 3828 onward) had restyled front ends with the headlights located near the roof. Two eight-car sets (3808 and 3748) were leased to the Hokuso Railway becoming

Hokuso 7300 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) commuter train type operated by the Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan since 1992. Design Based on the Keisei 3700 series design, two eight-car sets were introduced in 1992. Four further sets, n ...

sets 7808 and 7818, supplementing the two 7300 series sets owned by the Hokuso Railway. In 2017, eight-car set 3738 was converted and renumbered to become

Chiba New Town Railway 9800 series The is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type owned by the third-sector railway company Chiba New Town Railway and operated by the Hokuso Railway on the Hokuso Line in Japan since 21 March 2017. The sole eight-car trainset, 980 ...

set 9808, owned by the

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and operated by the Hokuso Railway. Eight-car set 3778 was transferred to the Hokuso Railway, becoming 7300 series set 7828. The transferred set began revenue service with the Hokuso Railway on 26 February 2018. In December 2021, eight-car set 3768 was leased to the Hokuso Railway and became 7300 series set 7838. In addition, 7300 series set 7818 was returned to Keisei; it regained its original set number (3748) and was shortened to a six-car formation. File:Hokuso-Series7828.jpg, Hokuso Railway 7300 series set 7828, formerly Keisei 3700 series set 3778, in July 2021 File:Chiba-New-Town Series9800.jpg, Chiba New Town Railway 9800 series set 9808, formerly Keisei 3700 series set 3738, in July 2021

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