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EUROTEM
View on WikipediaEUROTEM, alternatively Hyundai EURotem, is a joint enterprise between Hyundai Rotem of South Korea and TÜVASAŞ and ASAŞ of Turkey which was founded in 2006[2] and started production in December 2007.[2]
Key Information
The Hyundai EURotem factory in Adapazarı, Turkey, was built as the Hızlı Tren Fabrikası (High-Speed Train Factory) with the purpose of manufacturing the next generation of Turkey's high-speed trainsets.[3]
Product history
[edit]Hyundai EURotem has built 24 DMU units[4] and 96 EMU units[5] for the Turkish State Railways.
On January 30, 2009, the first 8 trains (each with 4 coaches) built by Hyundai EURotem for the Istanbul Metro entered service.[6] Hyundai EURotem will build a total of 92 new wagons for the M2 line, at a total cost of $127 million.[6][7] These trains are air-conditioned and equipped with LCD screens, as well as dynamic digital maps showing the location and direction of the train.[7]
In 2008, Hyundai EURotem received an order for 440 EMU cars for the Marmaray project.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Hyundai Rotem newsletter 1/2009 www.rotem.co.kr
- ^ a b Presentation of the Rail Transport - Turkey Archived 2019-05-22 at the Wayback Machine Tevfik Muhammed YEŞİLÇAM (TCDD) 21/11/2008 Page 29, www.euromedtransport.org
- ^ TCDD: Hızlı Tren Fabrikası (High-Speed Train Factory) www.tcdd.gov.tr
- ^ TCDD DMU units www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr
- ^ TCDD EMU units www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr
- ^ a b Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality: Taksim-Yenikapı Metro Hattı Archived 2009-05-05 at the Wayback Machine www.ibb.gov.tr
- ^ a b İstanbul Ulaşım: Metro Şişhane'den Maslak'a uzandı www.istanbululasim.com