#5806

TCDD HT80000

🇹🇷 Turkey ·built by Siemens Mobility· from 2015· High-speed train type

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. HT80113 treni Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren Garı‘nda 2025: Kayra· CC BY 4.0
2. YHT train at Ankara railway station: Btian Paul Dorsam· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. HT80000 Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren Garı’na yaklaşıyor 19042025: Kayra· CC BY 4.0
4. HT80000 Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren Garı’ndan ayrılıyor (Sivas) 19042025 2: Kayra· CC BY 4.0
5. HT80000 Ankara Yüksek Hızlı Tren Garı’ndan ayrılıyor (Sivas) 19042025: Kayra· CC BY 4.0
6. HT80000 bilgilendirme ekranı 2025: Kayra· CC BY 4.0
7. HT80000 içi (ekonomi) 2025: Kayra· CC BY 4.0
8. HT80000 tren kodu 2025: Kayra· CC BY 4.0
9. HT80000 UBD numarası 2025: Kayra· CC BY 4.0
10. TCDD HT80000 Bilecik: Kabelleger / David Gubler· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

TCDD HT80000, also known as Siemens Velaro TR, is a series of high-speed electric multiple units built by Siemens for the Turkish State Railways. The EMUs are used for the Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT) services on the Turkish high-speed railway network and especially on the Polatlı–Konya high-speed railway, where they can reach a maximum speed of 300 km/h (186 mph).

who runs it

TCDD Taşımacılık

base stats

speed 320 km/htop speed
power 8 MWpower output
seats 444passengers
built 19made 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 11 years ago, in 2015.
Top speed is 2.5× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
At full speed it would cover Amsterdam–Utrecht (≈ 40 km) in 8 minutes.
8 MW is about 94 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
200 m long: about 44 cars parked nose to tail.
Seats 444: 9 full city buses (~50 seats each).

high-speed train: Built for 200–350 km/h on dedicated lines, like the TGV, ICE or Shinkansen.

spec sheet

built: 2015
in service from: 2015
number built: 19
kind: high-speed train
traction: electric
origin: 🇹🇷 Turkey
builders: Siemens
operators: TCDD Taşımacılık
top speed: 320 km/h
power: 8 MW
gauge: 1,435 mm standard gauge
electric system: 25 kV, 50 Hz AC Overhead line
formation: 8 cars
length: 200 m
capacity: 444 passengers

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

family

Sources: Wikidata Q20988527, Wikipedia: TCDD HT80000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.