TÜVASAŞ
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| Industry | Railcar manufacturing |
| Founded | October 25, 1951 (as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi) |
| Headquarters | Adapazarı, Turkey |
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Area served
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Turkey |
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Key people
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İbrahim Ertiryaki (Chairman) |
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Number of employees
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1,142 (2010) |
| Website | www |
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,[1] 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.[2] 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.
