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Keisei AE series (2009)
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For the original Keisei AE series train, see Keisei AE series (1972).
The Keisei AE series (京成AE形) is a DC electric multiple unit (EMU) train type operated by the private railway operator Keisei Electric Railway on Skyliner limited express services to and from Narita International Airport in Japan via the Keisei Narita Airport Line.[5] The first set was delivered in May 2009, and entered service in July 2010,[6] replacing the Keisei AE100 series EMUs previously used on these services.
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Keisei AE series | |
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![]() AE series approaching Ōmachi station, 23 November 2020 | |
In service | 2010– |
Manufacturer | Nippon Sharyo, Tokyu Car Corporation |
Designer | Kansai Yamamoto |
Replaced | Keisei AE100 series |
Constructed | 2009–2010, 2019[1] |
Entered service | 17 July 2010 |
Number built | 72 vehicles (9 sets) |
Number in service | 72 vehicles (9 sets) |
Formation | 8 cars per trainset |
Fleet numbers | AE1–AE9 |
Capacity | 398 (monoclass)[2] |
Operators | Keisei Electric Railway |
Lines served | Narita Airport |
Specifications | |
Car body construction | Aluminium[3] |
Car length |
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Width | 2.794 m (9 ft 2.0 in) |
Height | 4.030 m (13 ft 2.7 in) |
Doors | 1 per side |
Maximum speed | 160 km/h (99 mph)[4] |
Traction system | IGBT–VVVF |
Traction motors | 24 × 175 kW (235 hp) 3-phase AC induction motor |
Power output | 4.2 MW (5,632 hp) |
Acceleration | 2.0 km/(h⋅s) (1.2 mph/s)[2] |
Deceleration |
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Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary |
Current collector(s) | Pantograph |
UIC classification | Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′+2′2′+2′2′+Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ |
Bogies | SS170 |
Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
Notes/references | |
This train won the 54th Blue Ribbon Award in 2011. |
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