21.10.2026 18:50
Tanzania has become the new address in Türkiye’s exports of rail system vehicles. The 100 freight wagons to be produced at TÜRASAŞ’s facilities in Sivas will be used in Tanzania’s railway transportation with a carrying capacity of 109 tons. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that with the project, another one will be added to Türkiye’s exports of railway vehicles abroad.
Türkiye is taking a new step toward Tanzania in railway vehicle exports. Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Abdulkadir Uraloğlu announced that 100 freight wagons to be produced by Turkish Rail System Vehicles Industry Inc. (TÜRASAŞ) with domestic and national means will be exported to Tanzania. The wagons, each with a carrying capacity of 109 tons, will be produced in Sivas.
100 FREIGHT WAGONS TO BE PRODUCED IN SIVAS
TÜRASAŞ Sivas Regional Directorate will undertake the production of 100 Sggmrs-type freight wagons to be sent to Tanzania. With the project, the production capacity in Sivas will be used in a new export effort targeting the international market.
Minister Uraloğlu stated that they continue to carry TÜRASAŞ's production capability to international markets with new exports, and said the wagons will contribute to Tanzania's railway freight transport.
TECHNICAL FEATURES OF THE WAGONS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED
The Sggmrs-type freight wagons to be produced for Tanzania will be designed suitable for container transport. The technical features of the wagons are as follows:
- Carrying capacity: 109 tons
- Number of axles: 6
- Length: Approximately 21 meters
- Purpose of use: Transport of containers of different lengths by rail
The wagons will be used in logistics services in Tanzania's general railway transport network.
SECOND RAILWAY VEHICLE EXPORT TO TANZANIA IN A YEAR
Türkiye had previously exported DE10000-type mainline locomotives to Tanzania. Together with the new freight wagons, it is preparing to carry out the second railway vehicle export to the same country within a year.
Minister Uraloğlu, in a post on his social media account, used the following statements in his statement regarding the export:
“We are preparing to export 100 freight wagons, to be produced by TÜRASAŞ with domestic and national means, to Tanzania. We continue to carry TÜRASAŞ's production capability to international markets with new exports.”
The new project will carry Türkiye's capacity in railway vehicle production to foreign markets while also ensuring that production in Sivas is evaluated for export.