Keisei 3500 series

Electric multiple unit train type operated by Keisei Electric Railway in Japan

Keisei 3500 series

Refurbished 3500 series six-car set 3525 in September 2020

Manufacturer| Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Tokyu Car Corporation
Constructed| 1972–1982
Entered service| 1972
Refurbished| 1996–2001
Number built| 96 vehicles (24 sets)
Number in service| 56 vehicles (13 sets)
Number scrapped| 40 vehicles
Formation| 8/6/4 cars per set
Operators| Keisei Electric Railway
Lines served| Keisei Main Line, Toei Asakusa Line
Specifications
Car body construction| Stainless steel
Doors| 3 pairs per side
Maximum speed| 110 km/h (70 mph)
Traction system| Resistor control
Electric system(s)| 1,500 V DC overhead catenary
Current collector(s)| Single-arm pantograph[1]
Track gauge| 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

The Keisei 3500 series (京成3500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 1972.[2]

## Operations

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The 3500 series sets operate on the Keisei Main Line.[2] The eight-car sets were also used on Toei Asakusa Line and Keikyu line inter-running services until they were split into individual four-car sets in 2014, although the unrefurbished sets were not capable of operating on Keikyu lines.[2]

## Formations

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Originally built as 24 four-car sets, the fleet was subsequently reformed into eight-, six-, and four-car sets.[2]

As of 1 April 2016[update], the fleet consists of 56 vehicles formed as four six-car sets and nine four-car sets.[1]

### 6-car sets

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The six-car sets are formed as shown below. All cars are motored.[1]

Designation  | M2 | M1' |  | M2 | M1' | M1' | M2

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Designation  | M2 | M1' | M1' | M2 |  | M1' | M2

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The M1' cars are each fitted with one single-arm pantograph.[1]

### 4-car sets

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The four-car sets are formed as shown below. All cars are motored.[1]

Designation  | M2 | M1' | M1' | M2

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The M1' cars are each fitted with one single-arm pantograph.[1]

### 8-car sets

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Four eight-car sets were formed as shown below. All cars were motored.[3]

Designation  | M2 | M1' | M1' | M2 |  | M2 | M1' | M1' | M2

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The M1' cars are each fitted with one single-arm pantograph.[3]

## Interior

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Seating consists of longitudinal bench seating throughout.[2]

* Interior view of a refurbished set

* Priority seating of a refurbished set

* Driver's cab of a refurbished set

## History

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Major refurbishment of the fleet commenced in 1996, with a total of 56 vehicles refurbished by 2001.[2] Refurbishment involved redesigned front ends with square lights instead of round and upgraded interiors.[4]

Special farewell tours were staged for the last remaining unrefurbished 3500 series set, 3585, on 25 and 26 February 2017.[5]

* Four-car set 3537 in December 1984

* Unrefurbished 3500 series four-car set 3585 in June 2009

* The last unrefurbished 3500 series set, 3588, on a special farewell run in February 2017

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f 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.
2. ^ a b c d e f 私鉄車両年鑑2015 [Japan Private Railways Annual 2015] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2015. p. 132\. ISBN 978-4-8022-0003-5.
3. ^ a b 私鉄車両編成表 2012 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2012] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. July 2012. p. 37\. ISBN 978-4-330-29911-2.
4. ^ "京成3500形リニュアル車" [Refurbished Keisei 3500 series]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 36, no. 422\. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 1996. p. 61.
5. ^ 『さよなら3500形未更新車記念ツアー』開催 ["Farewell Unrefurbished 3500 series Commemorative Tours" held]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 26 February 2017. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2017.

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