Keisei 3400 series

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Keisei 3400 series
Type3400-Keisei.jpg
Keisei 3400 series in September 2020
ManufacturerDaiei Sharyo
Constructed1993 – 1995
Entered service1993
Scrapped2020
Number built40 vehicles (5 sets)
Number in service32 vehicles (4 sets)
Number scrapped8 vehicles (1 set)
Formation8 cars per set
Fleet numbers3408 – 3448
Operator(s)Keisei Electric Railway
Line(s) served
Specifications
Car body constructionSteel
Car length18 m (59 ft 1 in)
Width2760 mm
Height4050 mm
Doors3 pairs per side
Maximum speed110 km/h (70 mph)[1]
Traction systemField chopper control
Acceleration3.3 km/hr/s[2]
Deceleration4.0 km/h/s[2]
Electric system(s)1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collection methodSingle-arm pantograph
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Keisei 3400 series (京成3400形) is a three-door 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] The trains are not able to run on the Narita Sky Access line.[2]

Formations[]

As of 1 April 2016, five eight-car sets are in service, formed as shown below, with six motored cars.[3]

Car No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Designation M2c M1 T M2 M1' T M1 M2c
Numbering 34x1 34x2 34x3 34x4 34x5 34x6 34x7 34x8

Cars 2 and 7 are each fitted with two single-arm pantographs, while car 5 has one.[3]

History[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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. ^ Jump up to: a b c "3400 Series". All About Japanese Trains. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b 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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