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(EMU) train type operated by the

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operator

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on commuter services in the

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area of Japan since 2003. A total of 19 eight-car sets and 29 six-car sets have been built by

J-TREC is a manufacturer of heavy rail cars in Japan, formerly known as . The company is based in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, and a member of East Japan Railway Company (JR East) group. J-TREC manufactures rail vehicles not only for JR East and Tokyu Co ...

(formerly Tokyu Car Corporation) and

Nippon Sharyo , formed in 1896, is a major rolling stock manufacturer based in Nagoya, Japan. In 1996, it abbreviated its name to "日本車両" Nippon Sharyō. Its shortest abbreviation is Nissha "日車". It was a listed company on Nikkei 225 until 2 ...

between 2002 and 2019.

Operations

The eight-car sets are used on inter-running services via the

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to and from the

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. Seventh-batch eight-car sets (often referred to as the 3050 series) are primarily used on the

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Formations

, the fleet consists of 12 eight-car sets (3001, 3026 to 3030, and 3051 to 3056) and 26 six-car sets (3002 to 3025 and 3031 to 3032) formed as shown below. Car 6/8 is at the Narita Airport end.

8-car sets

* "xx" corresponds to the set number. * Cars 2 and 7 each have two single-arm pantographs, and car 5 is fitted with one.

6-car sets

* "xx" corresponds to the set number. * Cars 2 and 5 each have two single-arm pantographs.

Interior

Seating accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. From 31 March 2013,

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wireless broadband internet access was provided on all sets numbered 3051 onward. File:Keisei3000 inside.JPG, Interior view (3000 series) File:Keisei 3050gata interior.JPG, Interior view (3050 series) File:Keisei3000-7 Cockpit.JPG, Driver's cab File:Keisei 3050 LCD Shinagawa 20100730.JPG, Multilingual LCD passenger information display, showing information in Japanese

History

An eighth eight-car set, 3026, was delivered from the

factory in

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in January 2013, approximately three years after the previous set was built.

Fleet build details

The build histories for the most recent 3000 series sets are as shown below. Two six-car sets, 3031 and 3032, were delivered during fiscal 2015, entering revenue service in February and March 2016 respectively. These trains feature interior LED lighting.

Livery variations

Sets 3051 to 3056 were delivered with a blue airport-access livery. In 2019, the livery of set 3052 was changed to match that of the then-new

Keisei 3100 series The is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on Narita Sky Access Line services.The top speed of Keisei 3100 series is 120 km/h. Formation the fleet consists of six 8-car s ...

trains, with four other 3050 subseries sets scheduled to be re-liveried the same way in the future. Starting from December 2019, 3050 subseries trains were re-liveried to match that of the 3000 series fleet. As of November 2021, sets 3051, 3052, 3053, and 3054 have been re-liveried. File:Keisei 3050 series 3056 formation.jpg, Set 3056 with the blue airport scheme, May 2017 File:Keisei 3052 at Aoto Station.jpg, Set 3052 at Aoto Station with the updated orange scheme, November 2019 File:Keisei-Type3000-3053.jpg, Set 3053 with the standard 3000 series livery, July 2021

References

External links

Keisei 3000 series
(Japan Railfan Magazine Online)

(Japan Railfan Magazine Online)

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