Company type | Public |
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Industry | Railcar manufacturing |
Founded | October 25, 1951 | (as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi)
Successor | TÜRASAŞ |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Turkey |
Key people | İbrahim Ertiryaki (Chairman) |
Number of employees | 1,142 (2010) |
Subsidiaries | EUROTEM |
Website |
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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, [1] 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. [2] 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. [3]
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. [4] [5]