Keisei 3400 series

Keisei 3400 series
Keisei 3400 series set 3408 in September 2017
Constructed 1993 – 1995
Entered service 1993
Number built 40 vehicles (5 sets)
Number in service 40 vehicles (5 sets)
Formation 8 cars per set
Fleet numbers 3408 – 3448
Operator(s) Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s) served Keisei Main Line, Hokusō Line, Toei Asakusa Line
Specifications
Car body construction Steel
Car length 18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Doors 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)[1]
Traction system Chopper control
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection method Overhead catenary
Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

The Keisei 3400 series (京成3400形) is a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan since 1993.[1]

Formations

As of 1 April 2016, five eight-car sets are in service, formed as shown below, with six motored cars.[2]

Car No. 12345678
Designation M2cM1TM2M1'TM1M2c
Numbering 34x134x234x334x434x534x634x734x8

Cars 2 and 7 are each fitted with two single-arm pantographs, while car 5 has one.[2]

History

The 3400 series trains entered service in 1993, and were built using the underframes and control equipment from the AE series Skyliner Limited Express EMUs and steel bodies based on the (stainless steel bodied) 3700 series EMUs.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 私鉄車両年鑑2015 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2015. p. 131. ISBN 978-4-8022-0003-5.
  2. 1 2 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 29. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.
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