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IZBAN E22000

🇹🇷 Turkey ·built by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles· from 2010· electric commuter train

IZBAN E22000, photo 1 of 1
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what is it?

The E22000 is an electric multiple unit built by CAF for use on the İZBAN commuter rail system. 33 sets of 3 train cars were built between 2010–11 and have been operating along the İZBAN line in İzmir since 2010. The 22000 series EMUs are powered by 25 kV AC via overhead catenary.

who runs it

base stats

  • speed 180 km/htop speed
  • seats 741passengers
  • built 33made in total

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 16 years ago, in 2010.
  • Top speed is 1.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
  • At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 13 minutes.
  • 23.3 m long: about 5 cars parked nose to tail.
  • Seats 741: 15 full city buses (~50 seats each).

multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.

spec sheet

built
2010
in service from
2010
status
in service
number built
33
kind
multiple unit
traction
electric
origin
🇹🇷 Turkey
builders
Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles
operators
TCDD Taşımacılık, İZBAN, İZBAN A.Ş.
top speed
180 km/h
power
—
gauge
1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system
25 kV, 50 Hz AC
formation
3 cars
length
23.3 m
capacity
741 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q16953133, Wikipedia: IZBAN E22000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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