TCDD Suburban Fleet explained

Suburban Fleet
Service:All retired, stored as a last resort
Manufacturer:TÜVASAŞ
SGP
Factory:Adapazarı Plant
Successor:electrical multiple units
Yearconstruction:1953-1972
Yearservice:1953-2012
Refurbishment:2002-06
Operator:Turkish State Railways
Carbody:Welded steel
Floorheight:1100frac=4NaNfrac=4
Entrylevelorstep:step
Doors:1 to 3 per car
Maxspeed:100km/h[1]
Coupling:Buffer and chain

The Suburban Fleet (Turkish: Banliyö vagonları, also known as pierced bellies (Turkish: Karnıyarık)) were passenger railcars used by the Turkish State Railways on their suburban rail operations mainly in Istanbul, Ankara and İzmir. Those cars are kept in the depots as a last resort in emergencies.

Notes and References

  1. http://e40003.me.metu.edu.tr/Vagon_Yolcu/ Yolcu Vagonlari