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Türasaş starts testing first self-developed urban EMU

21 January 2025
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The first self-developed EMU from Türasaş at the Sakarya plant
The first self-developed EMU from Türasaş at the Sakarya plant. Source: Türasaş
Savenkova Ekaterina, Editorial Contributor to International Projects of ROLLINGSTOCK Agency
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Stolchnev Alexey, Russian Projects Editor, ROLLINGSTOCK Agency

Turkiye: In the short term, the national manufacturer plans to complete the tests and obtain a TSI certificate.

Following assembly in the summer of 2024, the first four-car train left the Sakarya plant in December. The €47 mln contract provides for the delivery of eight such trains. The Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality ordered them for the Gaziray commuter line.

Inside the first self-developed EMU from Türasaş Inside the first self-developed EMU from Türasaş. Source: Türasaş

Each 96 m aluminium-bodied train can reportedly accommodate up to 1,000 passengers. When running on 25 kW AC lines, the train can reach 90 km/h, with a design speed of 120 km/h.

In the driver's cab of the first self-developed EMU from Türasaş In the driver’s cab of the first self-developed EMU from Türasaş. Source: Türasaş

According to Türasaş, the new trains have been developed entirely domestically. The train, which has 70% local content, is equipped with a traction, control and diagnostic systems from TÜBİTAK RUTE. Previously, the manufacturer had mastered the production of regional EMUs.

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