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Keisei 3300 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japan Transport Engineering Company· from 1968· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Keisei 3300 series, photo 1 of 3
1/3 Alt_winmaerik· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Keisei 3300 series (京成3300形) 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.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 100 km/htop speed
  • built 54made 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 58 years ago, in 1968.
  • 18 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Served for 47 years (1968–2015).

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

spec sheet

built
1968
in service from
1968
retired
2015
status
retired
number built
54
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Japan Transport Engineering Company, Nippon Sharyo, Kisha Seizo, Tokyu Car Corporation
operators
Keisei Electric Railway
top speed
100 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
1,500 V DC
formation
4/6 cars per set
length
18 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11374348, Wikipedia: Keisei 3300 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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