Keisei 3000 series


The Keisei 3000 series is a DC electric multiple unit train type 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 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 are primarily used on the Narita Sky Access Line.

Formations

, the fleet consists of 12 eight-car sets and 26 six-car sets 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 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.ManufacturerDate delivered
3051Nippon Sharyo18 January 2010
3052Nippon Sharyo5 March 2010
3053Nippon Sharyo16 March 2010
3054Nippon Sharyo15 June 2010
3055Nippon Sharyo17 June 2010
3056Nippon Sharyo29 June 2010
3026Nippon Sharyo4 February 2013
3027J-TREC, Yokohama4 March 2013
3028Nippon Sharyo24 February 2014
3029J-TREC, Yokohama16 March 2015
3030Nippon Sharyo3 February 2015
3031Nippon Sharyo9 February 2016
3032J-TREC, Yokohama29 February 2016
3033J-TREC, YokohamaFebruary 2017
3034Nippon SharyoFebruary 2017
3035Nippon SharyoFebruary 2017
3036Nippon SharyoJanuary 2018
3037Nippon SharyoFebruary 2018
3038Nippon SharyoFebruary 2018
3039Nippon SharyoAugust 2018
3040Nippon SharyoSeptember 2018
3041Nippon SharyoFebruary 2019
3042Nippon SharyoFebruary 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.