TÜVASAŞ
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Turkish Wagon Industry, Inc. (), more commonly known as TÜVASAŞ, was a Turkish railcar manufacturer based in Adapazarı. TÜVASAŞ was responsible for the construction, refurbishment and repair of railcars for the Turkish State Railways (TCDD), of which it was a 100% shareholder, reporting directly to the Turkish Ministry of Transport.
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- Official name
- Türkiye Vagon Sanayisi A.Ş.
- Country
- Turkey
- Located in
- Sakarya Province
- Continent
- Asia
- Headquarters
- Adapazarı
- Owned by
- Turkish State Railways
- Industry
- rail transport
- Employees
- 1142
- Official website
- www.tuvasas.com.tr
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- inception
- 1951-10-25
- located in/on physical feature
- Marmara Region
- short name
- TÜVASAŞ
- date of official closure
- 2020-03-04
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Turkish Wagon Industry, Inc. (), more commonly known as TÜVASAŞ, was a Turkish railcar manufacturer based in Adapazarı. TÜVASAŞ was responsible for the construction, refurbishment and repair of railcars for the Turkish State Railways (TCDD), of which it was a 100% shareholder, reporting directly to the Turkish Ministry of Transport.
The company was founded in 1951 as Vagon Tamir Atölyesi (Wagon Repair Shop) to repair existing railcars of TCDD's fleet. TÜVASAŞ became the largest railcar manufacturer in the Middle East. The headquarters were in the Adapazarı Plant in Mithatpaşa, a neighborhood of Adapazarı.
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