TCDD E23000

The TCDD E23000 series are Electric Multiple Units that were built by Hyundai Rotem, with delivery beginning in 2009. The E23000s were built to replace the E8000 and E14000 EMUs. Each set has 3 permanently coupled cars.

TCDD E23000
E23023 at Alsancak station in İzmir.
The interior of a unit.
In service	2010–
Manufacturer	Hyundai-Rotem
Built at	Chagwon plant, South Korea Adapazarı plant, Turkey
Replaced	E8000 E14000
Constructed	2009–2010
Entered service	2010
Number built	32
Number in service	32
Formation	3-car EMU
Fleet numbers	23001-23032
Capacity	259
Operators	TCDD Taşımacılık
Specifications
Car length	27.77 metres (91 ft 1 in)
Width	2.95 metres (9 ft 8 in)
Height	3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in)
Floor height	130 centimetres (4 ft 3 in)
Platform height	105 centimetres (3 ft 5 in)
Power supply	Pantograph
Electric system(s)	25 kV, 50 Hz AC
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)

They are operated by the Turkish State Railways for commuter service in Ankara and leased by İZBAN A.Ş. (10 EMUs) for commuter service in Izmir. After that all E22100 EMUs ordered by İZBAN A.Ş. will enter in service, these 10 sets will go back to Ankara.^[1]

These EMUs also operated in Istanbul (Sirkeci–Halkalı line and Haydarpaşa–Gebze line) before the closing of these lines for the construction of Marmaray. As E32000 plans are in place to use EMUs, on Marmaray, these sets won't be used in Istanbul any more.

Gallery

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  E23020 at Sirkeci station in 2011.
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  E23030 at Mithatpaşa station in Adapazarı
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  E23004 in Ankara