Keisei 3500 series

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

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

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

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

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

Designation	M2	M1'		M2	M1'	M1'	M2

Designation	M2	M1'	M1'	M2		M1'	M2

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

4-car sets

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

Designation	M2	M1'	M1'	M2

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

8-car sets

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

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

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

Interior

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

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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^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ ^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.
^ "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.
^ 『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.