Turkish Wagon Industry, Inc. ( tr, Türkiye Vagon Sanayi Anonim Şirketi), more commonly known as TÜVASAŞ, is a railcar manufacturer based in
Adapazarı
Adapazarı () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the central district of Sakarya Province. The province itself was originally named Adapazarı as well. Adapazarı is a part of the densely populated region of the country known as the Marmara Regi ...
. TÜVASAŞ is responsible for the construction, refurbishment and repair of railcars for the
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları), abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible with the ownership and maintenance of railway infrastructure in Turkey ...
, and is a 100% shareholder of the
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Republic of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Devlet Demiryolları), abbreviated as TCDD, is a government-owned national railway company responsible with the ownership and maintenance of railway infrastructure in Turkey ...
, reporting directly to the
Turkish Ministry of Transport.
The company was founded in 1951 as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi (Wagon Repair Shop) in order to repair existing railcars of TCDD's fleet. 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
Adapazarı () is a city in northwestern Turkey and the central district of Sakarya Province. The province itself was originally named Adapazarı as well. Adapazarı is a part of the densely populated region of the country known as the Marmara Regi ...
.
TÜVASAŞ and two other rail companies (
TÜLOMSAŞ
TÜLOMSAŞ ( tr, Türkiye Lokomotif ve Motor Sanayi Anonim Şirketi) is a locomotive and wagon builder in Turkey. It is the main locomotive supplier of the Turkish State Railways and is one of the 2 companies that designs and assembles locomotives ...
and
TÜDEMSAŞ
Türkiye Demiryolu Makinaları Sanayi A.Ş. or TÜDEMSAŞ is a rail car builder headquartered in Sivas, Turkey. The company is a government owned corporation that was founded in 1939. TÜDEMSAŞ is the main supplier of freight cars for the Turkish ...
) are in the process of merging under the umbrella of one company,
TÜRASAŞ.
Products
The
TVS2000
The TÜVASAŞ 2000, more commonly known as TVS2000, is a series of intercity railcars built by TÜVASAŞ for the Turkish State Railways between 1993 and 2005. They were built in order to revive TCDD's failing image in the early 1990s, for use on t ...
railcars were built by TÜVASAŞ and are their flagship railcar product. The first domestically produced
electric trains are due to be in operation by the end of 2020.
Turkey: Indigenous electric train to serve by year-end
'TurkishPress'
See also
* EUROTEM
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tuvasas
Rail vehicle manufacturers of Turkey
Manufacturing companies established in 1951
Rail infrastructure manufacturers
Turkish brands
Turkish companies established in 1951
Sakarya Province
Turkish State Railways
Adapazarı