Keisei 3400 series

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]

Keisei 3400 series
Keisei 3400 series set 3418 in August 2019
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)
Width	2760 mm
Doors	3 pairs per side
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)[1]
Traction system	Field chopper control
Acceleration	3.3 km/hr/s[2]
Deceleration	4.0 km/h/s[2]
Electric system(s)	1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collection method	Single-arm pantograph
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)

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. 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. "3400 Series". All About Japanese Trains. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
3. 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.

External links

• Keisei rolling stock information (in Japanese)