Keisei 3000 series

The Keisei 3000 series (京成3000形) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on commuter services in the Tokyo area of Japan since 2003.^[4] 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.^[2]

Keisei 3000/3050 series
8-car set 3026, April 2022
In service	2003–Present
Manufacturer	J-TREC, Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation
Replaced	3200 series
Constructed	2002–2019[1]
Entered service	1 February 2003
Number built	326 vehicles (48 sets) (as of February 2019[update])[2]
Number in service	252 vehicles (38 sets) (as of 1 April 2016[update])
Formation	6/8 cars per trainset
Fleet numbers	3001–3042, 3051–3056
Capacity	776 passengers (6-car) 1,042 passengers (8-car)
Operators	Keisei Electric Railway
Lines served	KS Keisei Main Line KS Keisei Higashi-Narita Line[citation needed] KS Keisei Chiba Line KS Keisei Chihara Line KS Narita Sky Access Line KS Keisei Oshiage Line HS Hokuso Line SR Shibayama Railway Line[citation needed] A Toei Asakusa Line KK Keikyu Main Line KK Keikyu Airport Line KK Keikyu Kurihama Line[3]
Specifications
Car body construction	Stainless steel
Car length	18,000 mm (59 ft 1 in)
Width	2,768 mm (9 ft 1 in)
Height	4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in)
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	Design: 120 / 130 km/h (75 / 81 mph)
Traction system	Variable frequency (IGBT/SiC)
Acceleration	3.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.2 mph/s)
Deceleration	4.0 km/(h⋅s) (2.5 mph/s) (service) 4.5 km/(h⋅s) (2.8 mph/s) (emergency)
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)	Single-arm pantograph
Bogies	FS-564 (motored), FS-064 (trailer)
Safety system(s)	ATS
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

Operations

The eight-car sets are used on inter-running services via the Toei Asakusa Line to and from the Keikyu Main Line.^[5]

Seventh-batch eight-car sets (referred to as the 3050 series) are primarily used on the Narita Sky Access Line.^[6]

Formations

As of 1 April 2016^[update], 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.^[5] Car 6/8 is at the Narita Airport end.^[7]

8-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Designation	M2cN	M1N	TN	M2	M1'	TS	M1S	M2cS
Numbering	30xx-1	30xx-2	30xx-3	30xx-4	30xx-5	30xx-6	30xx-7	30xx-8
Weight (t)	33.0	33.0	27.0	30.0	32.0	27.0	33.0	33.0
Capacity (total/seated)	122/43	133/52	133/52	133/52	133/52	133/52	133/52	122/43

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

6-car sets

Car No.	1	2	3	4	5	6
Designation	M2cN	M1N	TN	TS	M1S	M2cS
Numbering	30xx-1	30xx-2	30xx-3	30xx-6	30xx-7	30xx-8
Weight (t)	33.0	27.0	27.0	27.0	33.0	33.0
Capacity (total/seated)	122/43	133/52	133/52	133/52	133/52	122/43

• "xx" corresponds to the set number.
• Cars 2 and 5 each have two single-arm pantographs.^[5]

Interior

Seating accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.^[8] From 31 March 2013, WiMAX wireless broadband internet access was provided on all sets numbered 3051 onward.^[9]

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  Interior view (3000 series)
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  Interior view (3050 series)
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  Driver's cab
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  Multilingual LCD passenger information display, showing information in Chinese

History

An eighth eight-car set, 3026, was delivered from the Nippon Sharyo factory in Toyokawa, Aichi in January 2013, approximately three years after the previous set was built.^[10]

Fleet build details

The build histories for the most recent 3000 series sets are as shown below.^[5] Two six-car sets, 3031 and 3032, were delivered during fiscal 2015, entering revenue service in February and March 2016 respectively.^[11] These trains feature interior LED lighting.^[11]

Set No.	Manufacturer	Date delivered
3026	Nippon Sharyo	4 February 2013
3027	J-TREC, Yokohama	4 March 2013
3028	Nippon Sharyo	24 February 2014
3029	J-TREC, Yokohama	16 March 2015
3030	Nippon Sharyo	3 February 2015
3031		9 February 2016
3032	J-TREC, Yokohama	29 February 2016
3033		February 2017[12]
3034	Nippon Sharyo
3035		February 2017[13]
3036		January 2018[14]
3037		February 2018[15]
3038		February 2018[16]
3039		August 2018[17]
3040		September 2018[18]
3041		February 2019[19]
3042		February 2019[1]

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 trains, with four other 3050 subseries sets scheduled to be re-liveried the same way in the future.^[20] Set 3056 remains the last set to obtain the orange scheme.^[21]

Starting from December 2019, 3050 subseries trains were re-liveried to match that of the 3000 series fleet, with set 3051 being the first to receive the mainline livery.^[22]

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  Set 3056 with the blue airport scheme, May 2017
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  Set 3052 at Aoto Station with the updated orange scheme, November 2019
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  Set 3053 with the standard 3000 series livery, July 2021

See also

• Shin-Keisei N800 series, a derivative for use on the Shin-Keisei Line 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