2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. TCDD E8030: Alasdair McLellan· CC BY 3.0
- 2. E8000 Commuter train arriving at Sirkeci station: B'Tian Denizcan P. Dorsam· CC BY-SA 3.0
what is it?
The TCDD E8000 is a three-car electric multiple unit operated by the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) on the Istanbul suburban service. They were some of the first electric trains using the newly developed 25 kV 50 Hz AC power system.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 71 years ago, in 1955.
- 1.1 MW is about 13 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- Weighs about as much as 20 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 68 m long: about 15 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 56 years (1955–2011).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1955
- in service from
- 1955
- retired
- 2011
- status
- retired
- number built
- 28
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- builders
- Alstom, Alstom Reichshoffen
- operators
- Turkish State Railways
- top speed
- 90 km/h
- power
- 1.1 MW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC
- formation
- 3 cars
- length
- 68 m
- weight
- 120 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q221953, Wikipedia: TCDD E8000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.