The is a DC
electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the
private railway
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Japan
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operator
Keisei Electric Railway
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on commuter services in the
Tokyo
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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 (formerly Tokyu Car Corporation) and
Nippon Sharyo between 2002 and 2019.
Operations
The eight-car sets are used on inter-running services via the
Toei Asakusa Line
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The Asa ...
to and from the
Keikyu Main Line.
Seventh-batch eight-car sets (often referred to as the 3050 series) are primarily used on the
Narita Sky Access Line
The is a Japanese railway line connecting Keisei-Takasago Station and Narita Airport Terminal 1 Station. The entire route from Keisei Ueno Station, including the Keisei Main Line as far as Keisei-Takasago, is branded .
The Keisei Electric Ra ...
.
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,
WiMAX
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The WiMAX ...
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
Nippon Sharyo factory in
Toyokawa, Aichi
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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.
See also
*
Shin-Keisei N800 series, a derivative for use on the
Shin-Keisei Line
The is a railway line in Japan owned by the private railway company Shin-Keisei Electric Railway, a subsidiary of Keisei Electric Railway. The line runs between Matsudo Station in Matsudo, Chiba, and Keisei-Tsudanuma Station in Narashino, Ch ...
since 2005
*
Hokuso 7500 series, a derivative for use on the
Hokuso Line since 2006
*
Chiba New Town Railway 9200 series, a derivative for use on the
Hokuso Line since 2013
References
External links
Keisei 3000 series(Japan Railfan Magazine Online)
(Japan Railfan Magazine Online)
{{Keisei trainsets
Keisei Electric Railway
Electric multiple units of Japan
Train-related introductions in 2003
Nippon Sharyo multiple units
1500 V DC multiple units of Japan
Tokyu Car multiple units
J-TREC multiple units