Timișoara chose Bozankaya

Bozankaya, Turkey’s first rail vehicle exporter, will manufacture 16 100% low-floor trams for the Romanian city of Timișoara. With the additional option of 24 units, the order is expected to be completed to 40 units.

Bozankaya, which designs and manufactures electric commercial vehicles and rail system vehicles in Ankara, won the 16-car tram tender opened by Timișoara, Romania. The tender also includes an additional option for 24 pieces. In the tender, where the first deliveries will start within 18 months from the signing of the contract, the contract period is 48 months.

The new Timișoara trams to be produced by Bozankaya within the scope of this tender will be 30 meters long, with 5 modules and a capacity of 170 passengers. These trams, which will have a maximum speed of 70 km / h, will provide great convenience in passenger boarding and boarding thanks to their 100% low-floor design. In addition, the new Timișoara trams will have a driving range of more than 60 kilometers on battery power, without catapults. In this way, the new Timișoara trams will never stop in case of breakdowns in power lines or similar. In addition, Timișoara, the European Capital of Culture for 2021, will be able to remove the catenary lines in the transition from historical regions and provide uninterrupted overground rail transportation without disturbing the environment.

Bozankaya will provide 33 Million Euros of foreign currency inflow to Turkey with this project. With the use of 24 additional options in the contract, the total exports will exceed 80 Million Euros.

Taking pride in expanding its international presence by stepping into a new market, Bozankaya stands out as an innovative and environmentally friendly transportation systems manufacturer. Bozankaya, which has R&D in its DNA and is also developing Turkey’s first domestically designed subway trains, had previously won a subway tender in Bangkok with the consortium it established with Siemens Mobility and exported Turkey’s first rail system vehicle.