TÜVASAŞ
Rolling stock manufacturer
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Turkish Wagon Industry, Inc. (Turkish: Türkiye Vagon Sanayi Anonim Şirketi), more commonly known as TÜVASAŞ, was a Turkish railcar manufacturer based in Adapazarı. TÜVASAŞ was responsible for the construction, refurbishment and repair of railcars for the Turkish State Railways (TCDD), of which it was a 100% shareholder,[1] reporting directly to the Turkish Ministry of Transport.
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| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Railcar manufacturing |
| Founded | October 25, 1951 (as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi) |
| Successor | TÜRASAŞ |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Turkey |
Key people | İbrahim Ertiryaki (Chairman) |
Number of employees | 1,142 (2010) |
| Subsidiaries | EUROTEM |
| Website | www |
The company was founded in 1951 as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi (Wagon Repair Shop) to repair existing railcars of TCDD's fleet.[2] TÜVASAŞ became the largest railcar manufacturer in the Middle East. The headquarters were in the Adapazarı Plant in Mithatpaşa, a neighborhood of Adapazarı.
TÜVASAŞ and two other rail companies (TÜLOMSAŞ and TÜDEMSAŞ) merged 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 in operation since 2023.