BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 31. A number of railway lines will be restored in the coming years, according to the "State Program for Improving the Transport Infrastructure of Baku and Adjacent Territories for 2025-2030," approved by President Ilham Aliyev, Trend reports.
The program outlines plans to restore the Bakikhanov-Bina-Gala line from 2026-2028, the Zabrat-Mastaga-Baglar line from 2028-2030, the Yeni Surakhany-Govsan line from 2026-2027, and the Gyuzdek-Garadag line from 2027-2029.
Azerbaijan Railways is the state-owned national rail transport provider in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The 2,918 km (1,813 mi) network, with a 1,520 mm gauge, is electrified at 3 kV (3,000 V) DC. The Azerbaijan Railways headquarters is located in the capital, Baku. The inaugural railway line in Azerbaijan was constructed in 1878 and inaugurated in 1880 in the outskirts of Baku. The railway comprises 176 stations, of which Bilajari (in Baku) and Shirvan are fully automated. Twelve stations include container courts equipped with specialized mechanisms and machinery, while three stations—Keshla (in Baku), Ganja, and Khırdalan—are capable of handling high freight containers. In conjunction with the Kars-Tbilisi-Baku railway, a regional rail link project that has directly connected Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan since 2017, Azerbaijan is modernizing its railway lines with new high-speed rolling stock to replace the outdated equipment.
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