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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. E23023: B'Tian Dorsam· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. E23000 in Ankara: Btian P. Dorsam· CC BY-SA 4.0
- 3. Adaray (E23000) Adapazarı Garından ayrılıyor: LegendJoker 00· CC BY 4.0
what is it?
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.
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 16 years ago, in 2010.
- 27.8 m long: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
- Seats 259: 5 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
- 2009
- number built
- 32
- kind
- multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- builders
- Hyundai Rotem
- operators
- TCDD Taşımacılık
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV, 50 Hz AC
- formation
- 3-car EMU
- length
- 27.8 m
- capacity
- 259 passengers
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q822632, Wikipedia: TCDD E23000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.