4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. E14000s at Goztepe-1: B'Tian Denizcan P. Dorsam· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. TCDD E14000: Alasdair McLellan· Public domain
- 3. TCDD E14000 in Ankara Station: Central Data Bank ( talk )· CC BY 3.0
- 4. TCDD E14000 at Bostancı: Neltharion· CC BY-SA 4.0
what is it?
The TCDD E14000 was a series of electric multiple units produced by TÜVASAŞ under license from Alstom for the Turkish State Railways. 75 units entered service in 1979, operating on the Haydarpaşa–Gebze and Sirkeci–Halkalı suburban lines in Istanbul. The trains were also used between 1979 and 2010 on the Sincan–Kayaş suburban line in Ankara (today known as Başkentray), and on the Ankara-Polatlı Regional service.
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 47 years ago, in 1979.
- 520 kW is about 6 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 68 m long: about 15 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 35 years (1979–2014).
multiple unit: A self-propelled train: motors are spread under the passenger cars, so no separate locomotive.
spec sheet
- built
- 1979
- in service from
- 1979
- retired
- 2014
- status
- retired
- number built
- 75
- kind
- Electric multiple unit
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- builders
- TÜVASAŞ
- operators
- Turkish State Railways
- top speed
- 120 km/h
- power
- 520 kW
- gauge
- 1,435 mm standard gauge
- electric system
- 25 kV 50 Hz AC
- length
- 68 m
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q781779, Wikipedia: TCDD E14000 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.