TCDD E32000

E32000
CRA EMUs

In service 2012–
Manufacturer Hyundai Rotem
Family name ICR
Number built 440
Formation

5 or 10 cars per train

  • 34 trains with 10 cars
  • 20 trains with 5 cars
Operator Turkish State Railways
Specifications
Floor height 1,300 mm (51 in)
Electric system(s)

25 kV, 50 Hz AC

Overhead line
Current collection method Pantograph
Coupling system Scharfenberg
Track gauge

1,435 mm (4 ft 8.5 in)

Standard gauge

The TCDD E32000 is an electric multiple unit railway car built by Hyundai-Rotem for the Turkish State Railways. They were ordered exclusively to operate along the new Marmaray commuter rail network in Istanbul with delivery beginning in 2011. The EMUs consist of 5-car and 10-car sets respectively. The first EMUs went into service along Istanbul's two commuter rail lines from 2012-13. On 29 October 2013, the first 5-car sets began operating between Kazlıçeşme and Ayrılıkçeşmesi as part of Phase I of the Marmaray project.

Hyundai Rotem announced on November 11, 2008, that it had signed a €580 million contract to supply the rolling stock for the Marmaray project. The Korean firm had competition from shortlisted bidders Alstom, CAF, and a consortium of Bombardier, Siemens, and Nurol for the 440-vehicle contract which was placed by the Ministry of Transport's General Directorate of Railways, Harbours, and Airports.[1]

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