EUROTEM, alternatively Hyundai EURotem, is a joint enterprise between Hyundai Rotem of South Korea and TÜVASAŞ and ASAŞ of Turkey which was founded in 2006Presentation of the Rail Transport - Turkey Tevfik Muhammed YEŞİLÇAM (TCDD) 21/11/2008 Page 29, www.euromedtransport.org and started production in December 2007.
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.TCDD: Hızlı Tren Fabrikası (High-Speed Train Factory) www.tcdd.gov.tr
Product history Hyundai EURotem has built 24 DMU unitsTCDD DMU units www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr and 96 EMU unitsTCDD EMU units www.hyundai-rotem.co.kr 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.Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality: Taksim-Yenikapı Metro Hattı www.ibb.gov.tr Hyundai EURotem will build a total of 92 new wagons for the M2 line, at a total cost of $127 million.İstanbul Ulaşım: Metro Şişhane'den Maslak'a uzandı www.istanbululasim.com These trains are air-conditioned and equipped with LCD screens, as well as dynamic digital maps showing the location and direction of the train.
In 2008, Hyundai EURotem received an order for 440 EMU cars for the Marmaray project.
See also High-speed rail in Turkey Istanbul Metro TÜVASAŞ Hyundai Rotem HSR-350x KTX-II
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