TÜVASAŞ explained

Türkiye Vagon Sanayi Anonim Şirketi
Type:	Public
Successor:	TÜRASAŞ
Foundation:	(as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi)
Location City:	Adapazarı
Location Country:	Turkey
Area Served:	Turkey
Key People:	İbrahim Ertiryaki (Chairman)
Industry:	Railcar manufacturing
Num Employees:	1,142 (2010)
Subsid:	EUROTEM

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, 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.

TÜVASAŞ and two other rail companies (TÜLOMSAŞ and TÜDEMSAŞ) are in the process of merging under the umbrella of one company, TÜRASAŞ.^[1]

Products

The TVS2000 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.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• EUROTEM

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. https://raillynews.com/2020/03/Where-will-the-contact-center-arising-from-the-merger-of-three-companies-connected-to-tcddye%3F/ Where will the TÜRASAŞ Center be born from the merger of three companies affiliated with TCDD?
2. https://www.dailysabah.com/business/transportation/turkeys-1st-indigenous-electric-train-to-serve-by-end-of-2020 Turkey's 1st indigenous electric train to serve by end of 2020
3. https://turkishpress.com/turkey-indigenous-electric-train-to-serve-by-year-end/ Turkey: Indigenous electric train to serve by year-end