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Keisei 3100 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 2019· electric multiple unit train type operated by Keisei Electric Railway in Japan

Keisei 3100 series, photo 1 of 10
1/10 MaedaAkihiko This photo was taken with Panasonic Lumix DC-FZ1000 II· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Keisei 3100 series (京成3100形) is an electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on Narita Sky Access Line services. The top speed of Keisei 3100 series is 120 km/h (75 mph).

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • power 3.4 MWpower output
  • built 56made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

  • First built 7 years ago, in 2019.
  • 3.4 MW is about 40 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
  • 18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
2019
in service from
2019
number built
56
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company, Nippon Sharyo
operators
Keisei Electric Railway
top speed
120 km/h
power
3.4 MW
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
formation
8 cars per trainset
length
18 m

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q71122209, Wikipedia: Keisei 3100 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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