BAKU, Azerbaijan, January 31. The "State Program for Improving the Transport Infrastructure of Baku and Adjacent Territories for 2025-2030," approved by President Ilham Aliyev, outlines plans for the purchase of 299 new carriages for Baku Metro by 2030, Trend reports.
According to the program, the Ministry of Finance, working hand in hand with the State Agency for Antimonopoly Control and Consumer Market Supervision, Baku Metropolitan, and Azerbaijan Transport and Communications Holding (AZCON), is set to take the reins on refreshing the aging metro cars (rolling stock) and bringing in new vehicles during the 2025-2030 timeframe.
The Baku Metro commenced operations on November 6, 1967. The current infrastructure comprises 40.7 kilometers (25.3 miles) of bidirectional tracks, organized into three lines and serviced by 27 stations. The "conceptual development scheme of the Baku Metro lines" outlines a future underground network comprising five lines. This includes the three current lines (Red, Green, and Purple) along with two new lines (Blue and Yellow). The network will feature a total of 76 stations, six power plants, and an overall length of 119.1 km. A total of 51 new stations are set to be developed, contributing to an underground line that spans 84.3 kilometers in the Baku Metro system.
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