| Keisei 3300 series | |
|---|---|
 A Keisei 3300 series EMU, January 2009 | |
| In service | November 1968– February 2015 |
| Manufacturer | Tokyu Car Corporation, Nippon Sharyo, Kisha Seizo |
| Constructed | 1968–1972 |
| Refurbished | 1989–1992 |
| Scrapped | 2003–2015 |
| Number built | 54 vehicles |
| Number in service | None |
| Formation | 4/6 cars per set |
| Operators | Keisei Electric Railway |
| Lines served | Keisei Main Line, Toei Asakusa Line |
| Specifications | |
| Car body construction | Steel |
| Car length | 18 m (59 ft 1 in) |
| Doors | 3 pairs per side |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (60 mph) |
| Traction system | Resistor control |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
| Current collector(s) | Overhead catenary |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
The Keisei 3300 series (京成3300形) was a commuter electric multiple unit (EMU) train type formerly operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway in the Tokyo area of Japan from 1968 until February 2015.
Operations
In their later years, the 3300 series sets normally operated on all-stations "Local" services on the Keisei Main Line.
Formations
By 1 April 2014, the fleet consisted of just two four-car sets, formed as follows.
| Designation | M2 | M1' | M1' | M2 |
|---|
All cars were motored, and the two M1' cars were each fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.
History
The 3300 series trains entered service in November 1968. A total of 54 vehicles were built between 1968 and 1972. Initially without air-conditioning, roof-mounted air-conditioning units were installed to the fleet from 1984. The fleet was refurbished between 1989 and 1992, with the front headlamps moved to below the cab windows.
Withdrawals began in 2003 due to accident damage. The last remaining sets were withdrawn from service on 28 February 2015, following special commemorative limited express services run from Keisei Ueno to Narita.
Liveries
The trains were initially painted in a two-tone livery of ivory and "fire orange" separated by a silver waistline stripe. From 1981, the livery was changed to all-over "fire orange" with an ivory waistline stripe, and from 1993, the trains were repainted into a new livery of "active silver" with "human red" and "future blue" bodyside stripes.
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Set 3324 repainted into ivory and "fire" orange livery, September 2009
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Set 3309 repainted into all-over "fire" orange livery, September 2009
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A 3300 series set in "Active" silver livery, January 2009
Lease to Hokuso Railway
Two four-car sets were leased to the third-sector Hokuso Railway in 2006, operating as an eight-car 7260 series unit, numbered 7261, until March 2015.
References
- ^ 私鉄車両年鑑 2013: 大手15社営業用車両完全網羅 私鉄車両年鑑2013 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2013] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 March 2013. p. 141. ISBN 978-4-86320-693-9.
- ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2014 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2014] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 24 July 2014. pp. 26–28. ISBN 978-4-330-48414-3.
- ^ 走り続けて４６年＝「３３００形」の運行に幕－京成電鉄 [Keisei Electric Railway: End of operations for 3300 series after running for 46 years]. jiji.com (in Japanese). Japan: Jiji Press Ltd. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
- Takai, Kunpei (30 June 2014). Morokawa, Hisashi; Hattori, Akihiro (eds.). 全国私鉄超決定版電車・機関車・気動車1700 全国私鉄超決定版 電車・機関車・気動車1700 [Nationwide Private Railway Ultimate Edition: 1700 EMUs, Locomotives, and DMUs] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Sekaibunka-sha. p. 84. ISBN 978-4-418-14219-4.
External links
- Keisei rolling stock information (in Japanese)
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