TCDD TVS2000

TÜVASAŞ 2000
TVS2000 cars at Alsancak station.
In service1993–present
ManufacturerTÜVASAŞ (Past), TÜRASAŞ (Present)
Built atAdapazarı Plant
Constructed1993–2005
Entered service1993–present
Number built321
Formationvarious types of individual cars to be coupled together to form a passenger train
Capacity60 (Coach car)
40 (couchette car)
20 (sleeping car)
12 (conference car)
OperatorsTCDD Taşımacılık
DepotsMarşandiz Yard, Halkalı Yard, Mithatpaşa Yard, Alsancak Yard
Lines servedAll TCDD lines where trains are locomotive-pulled
Specifications
Car body constructionWelded steel
Car length26.4 m (86 ft 7 in)
Width2.825 m (9 ft 3.2 in)
Height4.05 m (13 ft 3 in)
Floor height1.25 m (4 ft 1 in)
Platform height480 millimetres (19 in) preferred
Entrystep entry, with a possibility of level entry from a high platform
DoorsSwing plug with electro-pneumatic controls
Maximum speed160 km/h (99 mph)
Weight48 tons minimum
Axle load65 tons maximum
Power supplyexternal (1,000 V, 800 A)
HVACyes
BogiesY32
Coupling systemScrew and buffer coupling
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The TÜVASAŞ 2000, more commonly known as TVS2000, is a series of intercity railcars built by TÜVASAŞ for the Turkish State Railways between 1993 and 2005. They were built in order to revive TCDD's failing image in the early 1990s, for use on the Capital Express. Today they are the most common railcars in Turkey.