TÜVASAŞ
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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.
Company type | Public |
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Industry | Railcar manufacturing |
Founded | October 25, 1951 (1951-10-25) (as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi) |
Successor | TÜRASAŞ |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Turkey |
Key people | İbrahim Ertiryaki (Chairman) |
Number of employees | 1,142 (2010) |
Subsidiaries | EUROTEM |
Website | www |
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]