TÜVASAŞ

Türkiye Vagon Sanayi Anonim Şirketi
Company typePublic
IndustryRailcar manufacturing
FoundedOctober 25, 1951 (1951-10-25) (as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi)
SuccessorTÜRASAŞ
Headquarters
Adapazarı
,
Turkey
Area served
Turkey
Key people
İbrahim Ertiryaki (Chairman)
Number of employees
1,142 (2010)
SubsidiariesEUROTEM
Websitewww.tuvasas.com.tr

Turkish Wagon Industry, Inc. (Turkish: Türkiye Vagon Sanayi Anonim Şirketi), more commonly known as TÜVASAŞ, is a railcar manufacturer based in Adapazarı. TÜVASAŞ is responsible for the construction, refurbishment and repair of railcars for the Turkish State Railways, and is a 100% shareholder of the Turkish State Railways,[1] reporting directly to the Turkish Ministry of Transport.

The company was founded in 1951 as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi (Wagon Repair Shop) to repair existing railcars of TCDD's fleet.[2] Today, TÜVASAŞ has become the largest railcar manufacturer in the Middle East. The headquarters are in the Adapazarı Plant in Mithatpaşa, a neighborhood of Adapazarı.

TÜVASAŞ and two other rail companies (TÜLOMSAŞ and TÜDEMSAŞ) are in the process of merging under the umbrella of one company, TÜRASAŞ.[3]

Products

The TVS2000 railcars were built by TÜVASAŞ and are their flagship railcar product. The first domestically produced electric trains, the TCDD E44000, are due to be in operation by the end of 2020.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Türkiye Vagon Sanayii Anonim Şirketi - Tüvasaş Hakkımızda (in Turkish), TÜVASAŞ, 2010, archived from the original on 2012-04-02, retrieved 2012-12-06
  2. ^ History of TUVASAS (in Turkish), TÜVASAŞ, 2010, retrieved 2012-12-06
  3. ^ Where will the TÜRASAŞ Center be born from the merger of three companies affiliated with TCDD?
  4. ^ Turkey's 1st indigenous electric train to serve by end of 2020Daily Sabah
  5. ^ Turkey: Indigenous electric train to serve by year-endTurkishPress