The and the related are DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train types operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on commuter services in the Tokyo 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 to and from the Keikyu Main Line.
Seventh-batch eight-car sets (referred to as the 3050 series) are primarily used on the Narita Sky Access Line.
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 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.
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.
Interior Seating accommodation consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout. From 31 March 2013, WiMAX wireless broadband internet access was provided on all sets numbered 3051 onward.
History The first two sets, 8-car set 3001 and 6-car set 3002, were delivered to Keisei in December 2002. The fleet entered revenue service on 1 February 2003.
A second 3000 series eight-car set, 3026, was delivered from the Nippon Sharyo factory in Toyokawa, Aichi in January 2013, approximately five 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.
Set No. Manufacturer Date delivered 3051 Nippon Sharyo 18 January 2010 3052 5 March 2010 3053 16 March 2010 3054 15 June 2010 3055 17 June 2010 3056 29 June 2010 3026 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 3034 Nippon Sharyo 3035 February 2017 3036 January 2018 3037 February 2018 3038 February 2018 3039 August 20183040September 2018 3041 February 2019 3042 February 2019
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. Set 3056 remains the last set to obtain the orange scheme.
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.
See also Shin-Keisei N800 series, a derivative for use on the Keisei Matsudo 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
References
External links
Keisei 3000 series (Japan Railfan Magazine Online) Nippon Sharyo details Keisei 3050 series (Japan Railfan Magazine Online) Nippon Sharyo 3050 series description