| Keisei 3300 series | |
| Service: | November 1968– February 2015 |
| Manufacturer: | Tokyu Car Corporation, Nippon Sharyo, Kisha Seizo |
| Yearconstruction: | 1968–1972 |
| Refurbishment: | 1989–1992 |
| Yearscrapped: | 2003–2015 |
| Numberbuilt: | 54 vehicles |
| Numberservice: | None |
| Formation: | 4/6 cars per set |
| Operator: | Keisei Electric Railway |
| Lines: | Keisei Main Line, Toei Asakusa Line |
| Carbody: | Steel |
| Carlength: | 18m (59feet) |
| Doors: | 3 pairs per side |
| Maxspeed: | 100abbr=onNaNabbr=on |
| Traction: | Resistor control |
| Electricsystem: | 1,500 V DC |
| Collectionmethod: | Overhead catenary |
The 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.[1]
In their later years, the 3300 series sets normally operated on all-stations "Local" services on the Keisei Main Line.[1]
By 1 April 2014, the fleet consisted of just two four-car sets, formed as follows.[2]
| Designation | M2 | M1' | M1' | M2 |
|---|
All cars were motored, and the two M1' cars were each fitted with one lozenge-type pantograph.[2]
The 3300 series trains entered service in November 1968.[3] A total of 54 vehicles were built between 1968 and 1972.[1] Initially without air-conditioning, roof-mounted air-conditioning units were installed to the fleet from 1984.[1] The fleet was refurbished between 1989 and 1992, with the front headlamps moved to below the cab windows.[1]
Withdrawals began in 2003 due to accident damage.[1] The last remaining sets were withdrawn from service on 28 February 2015, following special commemorative limited express services run from Keisei Ueno to Narita.[3]
The trains were initially painted in a two-tone livery of ivory and "fire orange" separated by a silver waistline stripe.[1] 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.[1]
See main article: Hokuso 7260 series. Two four-car sets were leased to the third-sector Hokuso Railway in 2006,[4] operating as an eight-car 7260 series unit, numbered 7261, until March 2015.[2]