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Keisei 3700 series

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Nippon Sharyo· from 1991· Japanese electric multiple unit train type

Keisei 3700 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 3700 series (京成3700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 1991.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 120 km/htop speed
  • built 132made 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 35 years ago, in 1991.

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

spec sheet

built
1991
in service from
1991
number built
132
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇯🇵 Japan
builders
Nippon Sharyo, Japan Transport Engineering Company
operators
Keisei Electric Railway
top speed
120 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
formation
8/6 cars per set (6M2T/4M2T)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11374352, Wikipedia: Keisei 3700 series (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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