| E32000 CRA EMUs | |
| Background: |
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| Manufacturer: | Hyundai Rotem |
| Family: | ICR |
| Replaced: | TCDD E8000 TCDD E14000 |
| Operator: | TCDD Taşımacılık |
| Formation: | 5 or 10 cars per train
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| Numberbuilt: | 440 |
| Service: | 2012–present |
| Electricsystem: | 25 kV, 50 Hz AC, Overhead line |
| Collectionmethod: | Pantograph |
| Coupling: | Scharfenberg |
| Multipleworking: | Yes |
| Floorheight: | 1050frac=4NaNfrac=4 |
| Platformheight: | 1050frac=4NaNfrac=4 |
| Carlength: | 225000NaN0 |
| Width: | 3010frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
| Height: | 3850frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
| Doors: | 5 on each side per car |
| Maxspeed: | 1050NaN0 |
The TCDD E32000 is an electric multiple unit railway car built by Hyundai-Rotem for the Turkish State Railways. They were ordered exclusively to operate along the Marmaray commuter rail network in Istanbul with delivery beginning in 2011. The EMUs consist of 5-car and 10-car sets respectively. The first EMUs went into service along Istanbul's two commuter rail lines from 2012 and 2013. On 29 October 2013, the first 5-car sets began operating between Kazlıçeşme and Ayrılıkçeşmesi as part of Phase I of the Marmaray project.[1]
Hyundai Rotem announced on 11 November 2008, that it had signed a €580 million contract to supply the rolling stock for the Marmaray project. The Korean firm had competition from shortlisted bidders Alstom, CAF, and a consortium of Bombardier, Siemens, and Nurol for the 440-vehicle contract which was placed by the Ministry of Transport's General Directorate of Railways, Harbours, and Airports.[2]