TÜVASAS
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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% shareholding of the Turkish State Railways
, reporting directly to the Turkish Ministry of Transport
.
TÜVASAŞ was founded in 1951 as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi in order to repair existing railcars of TCDD's fleet. Today, TÜVASAŞ has become the largest railcar manufacturer in the Middle East. They are headquartered in their Adapazarı Plant in Mithatpaşa, a neighborhood of Adapazarı
. The TVS2000
railcars were built by TÜVASAŞ and are their flagship railcar product.
Adapazari
Adapazarı is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital 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 Region. As of 2010, the city has a population of 560,876 ...
. TÜVASAŞ is responsible for the construction, refurbishment and repair of railcars for the Turkish State Railways
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...
, and is a 100% shareholding of the Turkish State Railways
Turkish State Railways
The State Railways of the Turkish Republic or TCDD is the government owned, national railway carrier in the Republic of Turkey, headquartered in Ankara...
, reporting directly to the Turkish Ministry of Transport
Ministry of Transport (Turkey)
The Ministry of Transport and Communication is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for transport, information and communication services in Turkey. Its head office is in Ankara...
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TÜVASAŞ was founded in 1951 as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi in order to repair existing railcars of TCDD's fleet. Today, TÜVASAŞ has become the largest railcar manufacturer in the Middle East. They are headquartered in their Adapazarı Plant in Mithatpaşa, a neighborhood of Adapazarı
Adapazari
Adapazarı is a city in northwestern Turkey and the capital 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 Region. As of 2010, the city has a population of 560,876 ...
. The TVS2000
TCDD TVS2000
The TÜVASAŞ 2000 or more commonly known as TVS2000 is a series of intercity railcars built by TÜVASAŞ for the Turkish State Railways between 1992 and 2002. They were built in order to revive TCDD's failing image in the early 1990s, for use on the Capital Express...
railcars were built by TÜVASAŞ and are their flagship railcar product.